Re: BUSH WINS!

From: Rich Grise (rich_at_example.net)
Date: 11/05/04 

Date: Fri, 05 Nov 2004 02:46:45 GMT

On Thu, 04 Nov 2004 07:57:09 -0800, John Larkin wrote:

> On Thu, 04 Nov 2004 07:33:39 GMT, Rich Grise <rich@example.net> wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 03 Nov 2004 21:09:41 -0800, John Larkin wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 3 Nov 2004 22:36:12 -0600, "Brian" <bellis350@comcast.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> John, is this guy Rich for real? Or is he just pulling our chain?
>>>> I just can't imagine someone being so hateful and stupid. He
>>>> must belong to the Michael Moore gang.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I don't know. There are some people who honestly believe you can only
>>> get something by taking it away from somebody else, and that everybody
>>> wants to do just that. It's an obviously silly notion, but widely
>>> believed.
>>>
>>> Michael Moore got *very* rich selling the concept!
>>>
>>
>>But how can you proclaim compassion, while tacitly endorsing mass
>>murder?
>>
>
> No sensible person could. The "tacitly endorsing mass murder" is your
> judgement. My position is that suffering and death should be
> minimized. Seat belts save a lot of lives, but they do kill a few
> people; they're still a good idea overall.

Yeah, it is a judgement on my part. And of course, I disagree with
seat belt laws, partly because, being an anarchist, I believe any
law that forces people to do stuff is wrong, but also because what
seat belts do is just shift the death toll from idiot drivers to
their passengers and innocent bystanders.

Here's how to solve the traffic death problem:
http://richgrise.tripod.com/images/Safe-Car.gif

Cheers!
Rich

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