Gun crimes drop at Virginia bars and restaurants
On 8/22/2011 3:54 PM, Ed Huntress wrote:
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If an armed society is one in which I'm always under the threat of
death, then stuff your armed society where the sun don't shine.
In a society where free citizens are armed, only the uncivilized are
under the threat of death.
I want a civilized society where we decide conflicts by law and the
ballot box,
Please, tell where there is such a place. At one time, I was naive
enough to think it was here in the USA. I eventually realized that the
public side of politics was like shadows of reality on the wall of a cave.
not one shaped by perpetual intimidation and coercion.
"shaped by perpetual intimidation and coercion"
Is there another way that governments maintain their power over people?
David
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