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To: HRAKA who wrote (284)	7/1/1998 12:45:00 AM
From: Mike P.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13060

you give me far too much power. even if i wanted to force my beliefs on others i could not. in a free, open, and democratic society this is one of the most precious gifts we have. to understand the issues and engage in debate. i am not a libertarian, i am here to learn the views and understand the ideals held here. my views are just that, my views and opinions and im always willing to learn, but also willing without shame to represent my side. i personally think this is as healthy as it gets, a solid debate of the issues. one of the main reasons we live in the greatest country civilization has seen and i am also thankful for the oppurtunity everyday, a good amount of the world still does not even accept open forum debate. i have to disagree with you, this does not lead to the degradation of everyones freedoms, not being able to discuss or debate issues and engage in different forums of ideas would be a threat to freedom. many of you need to stop assuming im here to cause trouble and stir things up, this is one issue that i do not particularly agree with, maybe we should just swith the subject for a while to something i do agree with you about, like ending the irs and income tax, i saw someone mention flat tax earlier...this i can relate too. the right to bare arms, something like that so we could get rid of this immediate impression that im the guy riding in with the proverbial black hat. plfm, know ive seen you on one of my bb threads, mostly just lurk on those. poet.