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Re: Rückkehr der Raumnazin
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sat, 24 Dec 2005 06:17:55 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Timothy Gould wrote:
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Ideas don’t have nationalities. They either have merit or not. Yours
didn’t for the reasons I gave. You obviously thought it did. So the
arguments are laid out.
As if it weren’t ever safe to ignore my blathering.
JOHN
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Actually, I think you’ll find the considered merit of ideas have quite
distinct nationalities. For example most of the developed world considers the
idea of capital punishment abhorrent and barbaric whilst the USA considers it
to be in important part of the justice system. That suggests to me that the
considered merit of the idea is strongly dependant on nationality.
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I disagree. Your perception that the USA is in any way unified on the topic of
capital punishment is incorrect-- just ask ==>Bruce<== or Dave!
It’s funny. Ask any American how they feel about capital punishment; I would
guess most people would tend to be against it. Then ask what should be the fate
of
this “man” and they’d probably offer to throw the switch themselves.
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I can think of many similar examples such as the considered merit of
social-democratic economic models (considered highly important by most
Scandinavians) and the importance of privacy (quite different views between
Anglophone nations and European nations for the most part).
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Personally, I’m for what works. Socialism, Communism, Totalitarianism don’t
work. Our system, though far from perfect, is far superior [1] to any other
iteration thus far implimented.
JOHN
[1] In terms of economic power, military power, scientific breakthroughs,
productivity, among others.
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| (...) I never said it was unified, but I believe a majority of USAians support it (and thus, through democratic process the USA supports it) in principle at the least and a significantly higher proportion believe in the practise of it than in any (...) (19 years ago, 24-Dec-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) Actually, I think you'll find the considered merit of ideas have quite distinct nationalities. For example most of the developed world considers the idea of capital punishment abhorrent and barbaric whilst the USA considers it to be in (...) (19 years ago, 23-Dec-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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