On Thu, Mar 01, 2007 at 07:57:26PM -0500, Curt Howland wrote: > > Mr. Sanchez, it is now very clear one of the reasons these off-topic > postings have been going on so long: You are utterly ignorant of the > reality of politics. > Actually, it is more about my misunderstanding your statment.
> Just because I consider it wrong to coerce others, in no way effects > the right of any being to effectively and violently defend itself > against those who _DO_ choose to use coercion. > > Assuming a peaceful man is a pacifist is irrational. Didn't you ever > watch _Kung Fu_ as a kid? > Right, and the section that you quoted included this phrase: "under any circumstances, to initiate force against another human being" To me, that disallows self-defense. If I get punched in the face and I decide to realiate, then I have initiated force against my attacker. Now, that is in response to his attack and so is in self-defense. However, I still have to initiate somethin. Apologies for the misunderstanding. > "If a politician isn't perfectly comfortable with the idea of his > average constituent, any man, woman, or responsible child, walking > into a hardware store and paying cashâfor any rifle, shotgun, > handgun, machinegun, _anything_âwithout producing ID or signing one > scrap of paper, he isn't your friend no matter what he tells you." > --L. Neil Smith (emphasis in original) > > "More Guns, Safer Schools" > http://www.mises.org/story/2354 > Now this I totally agree with. No misunderstandins :-) > Curt- > My humble apologies for baiting the troll. > But I was not trolling. You have seen enough my postings to have an idea of my political views. Can you cut me a break for an honest mistake? Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://people.connexer.com/~roberto http://www.connexer.com
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