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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: Grainne who wrote (36685)5/2/1999 10:36:00 PM
From: The Philosopher  Read Replies (2) of 108807
 
Okay, I'll answer you.

Am I an anarchist? No. I believe in government.

What kind of government? Read Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson and you pretty much have it.

I view government as a necessary evil. But I also believe in the absolute truth of the saying "power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

All you have to do is look at the present inhabitant of the White House to see the truth of that.

But if you believe that government is always good, that "I'm from the government and I'm here to help you" is never an oxymoron, we probably have little to talk about.

You point to Littleton as an example of why we need gun control.

Counter argument: If every citizen of Kosovo had had an assault rifle in their home, the refugees would living peacefully at home right now.


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