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Politics : Actual left/right wing discussion
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To: JBTFD who wrote (2598)10/11/2006 7:10:17 PM
From: TimF   of 10087
 
What type of thinking?

I didn't assert that any specific decrease in freedom would increase security from terrorism, let alone that a minute decrease would prevent terrorism for all time. I also didn't quote anyone else as asserting such a thing. Also even if I was making such an assertion (and again I was not) "a minute reduction of freedom" doesn't equal oppression.

I asserted that IF such a minute decrease could result in perfect protection from any form of terrorism than it would probably be worth it. Of course it would not have that result, the counter-factual example was a method to show the relative importance of different values. That freedom is generally one of the most important values IMO, but that it isn't so much more important than others that no loss of or limitation on freedom, however small, is worth it no matter how large the gain.

Of course once I reject that unrealistic absolute, it doesn't mean I don't place a very high value on freedom, and require a large benefit to accept losing even a little of it. In fact I want it to be greatly increased, not decreased, both for its own sake and as an way to achieve other goals.
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