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To: average joe who wrote (57603)	7/4/2009 11:25:23 AM
From: koan	Respond to of 149317

Sort of sounds like what the right wing has done with pot, keeping it illegal and creating lots of villians. >>Did you really think we want those laws observed?" said Dr. Ferris. "We want them to be broken. You'd better get it straight that it's not a bunch of boy scouts you're up against... We're after power and we mean it... There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced or objectively interpreted – and you create a nation of law-breakers – and then you cash in on guilt. Now that's the system, Mr. Reardon, that's the game, and once you understand it, you'll be much easier to deal with." AYN RAND>>

To: average joe who wrote (57603)	7/4/2009 11:27:27 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 149317

There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's life: The Lord of The Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with THE real world. The other, OF course, involves orcs. -- Atlas turned the page; he always looked forward to the Battle of Helms Deep.