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Politics : Polite Political Discussion- is it Possible? An Experiment.
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To: J. C. Dithers who wrote (390)8/1/2006 10:50:19 PM
From: epicureRead Replies (2) of 1695
 
You can say "because I say so" all you want, and to your own children it may have some meaning, but using the coercive power of the state to implement your "because I say so" on people who don't want to live like you, and who are not your children, is ridiculous.

And what's wrong with purple hair? It's quite attractive on some people. Would you make that the law of the land as well- "No purple hair- because I say so".

The "why nots" that are good why nots have logical answers. The ones that end you up in "Because I say so" territory were probably stupid rules to begin with. If you can't think of a good reason, better not to forbid it, imo.
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