Re: ASCII Art Fart for Thu, 2004 Nov 25

In <1go06qd.ewxl9f1l4oewmN%email@DELETE_THIS.luddite.no-ip.com>, Simon
Williams wrote:

>Sharky <sha...@hellsgates.cor> wrote:
>
>> The way in which some people seem overjoyed about bad news - from any side
>> - in order to advance their cause is not an overly thoughtful thing to do.
>> As far as people protesting because they "care" about their country - I
>> think many people care more about their cause than they do about the
>> possible negative consequences their actions might have for their
>> countrymen.
>
>Even though I'm a lefty/peacenik/anarchist, I still have to agree
>wholeheartedly with the above statement. Look at any protest/political
>action, be it a peace march or terrorist attack and you'll find about
>10% who have a vague idea what it's all about and the balance are
>hangers-on who just want to belong to something, or opportunists looking
>for a bit of a thrill.

I consider myself to be a "classic liberal" in that I believe that freedom
is not free and requires constant vigilance by any society that wishes to
remain free.  Liberty is limited only by the amount of freedom your society
chooses to oppress - the less oppression one has the greater their Liberty.
As a classic liberal, I believe in the pursuit of the maximum amount of
Liberty for all peoples of the world.

That said, I'd also like to add that It pains me to see so many people
rallying against the institution of Democratic Governments in places that
have seen only dictators that have ruthlessly oppressed the people of their
society to the point that they dared not protest against its rule. It is my
opinion that only through a democratic form of government can a society
achieve adequate liberty for its people... that and a complete ban on any
form of Nanny Stateism.

>That's my opinion.
>
>The only thing worse than having an opinion, is having the gall to
>believe your opinion is right.

As my optometrist used to say - "Opinions are like assholes - everyone's
got one". ;)

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