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Re: From Harry Browne
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 14 Nov 2000 16:55:28 GMT
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johnneal@!AvoidSpam!uswest.net
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John DiRienzo wrote:
> "John Neal" <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote in message
> news:3A109829.C775CFF0@uswest.net...
> >
> >
> > Christopher Weeks wrote:
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> > > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal writes:
> > >
> > > > If, as a
> > > > responsible adult, one chooses to use drugs, who then is to blame?
> > >
> > > No one. If they are responsible adults, there is no blame to assign. • They are
> > > using whatever drugs as they wish.
> >
> > I was hoping for the "no one to blame but themselves" response. "no one" • makes it
> > sound like it isn't the individual's responsibility.
> >
> > -John
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> The problem, John, is assigning blame. Do you blame yourself for eating
> dinner?
I think we're talking semantics here. If I blame myself for having eaten
dinner, it means I am taking responsibility for the choice to have eaten. "You
have no one to blame but yourself" is an expression meaning "You are
responsible"
-John
> Do you blame yourself (or your parents) for the job you have? It's
> not a matter of blame, it's a matter of choice. In the USA, our choices in
> this matter are severely and unjustly (for the fans of justice among us)
> limited. Making choices is a big part of being a responsible adult. Scott
> Arthur enjoys not having that responsibilty to contend with. I wonder what
> other of his own responsibilities he'd be willing to give to someone else?
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