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- From: stephen@orchid.UCSC.EDU (coram populo)
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- Subject: Re: Stephen finally agrees that Clayton is right!
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- Date: 28 Jan 93 22:30:33 GMT
- Organization: Santa Cruz
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- In article <1993Jan28.002339.17030@netcom.com> phil@netcom.com (Phil Ronzone) writes:
- >
- >So then if the Mafia provides benefit (lower crime rates in a Mafia controlled
- >area -- no one holds up YOUR liquor store if you're paying protection money
- >to the mob), then you have no basis for complaint.
-
- But this is not the same- you are doing something, you are paying the
- mob- now you can zoom along and make your statement- ah but I am paying
- the USA govt mob.... well like I have said before, if you cannot get a
- majority of people to believe you, and stop this, then it will go on.
- You are trapped.
-
- >
- >So, let's force all homosexuals to stop having sex. They will clearly benefit
- >from this is terms of health, so they have no basis of complaint.
-
- You can certainly try and do this. You will of course have a large battle
- on your hands- why? well I guess gays just mobilize better than most
- people, and they can even mobilize lots of support from non-gays.
-
- >
- >And of course, you approve of the War On Drugs -- reducing access to drugs
- >DOES promote the health and welfare of people. So you can't complain about
- >that either.
-
- I do not support it mentally, but I have made no effort to put my
- energies towards changing it or promoting it.
- >
- >
- >Do you EVER think about your absurd positions and the implications thereof???
- >
- >
- Have you ever thought beyond the limited scope of your own reasonings.
-
- Let's face the one glaring reality. Lots of people on the net complain about
- this and that, about being coerced, etc. etc. etc. They sound like
- spoiled childern who can't get their way. If you want to change it, then
- make the effort, get the support, etc. I cannot stop a majority of people
- from passing laws against anything. But I can make the effort to change them
- or stop them in the first place.
-
- And WHAT WE REALLY HOPE FOR IS THAT MOST PEOPLE ARE RATIONAL AND REASONABLE
-