guns & purses (was Re: guns & crime)

James Baird jlbaird3 at yahoo.com
Thu Oct 19 14:31:07 PDT 2000



> Caution lefty friends: don't visit self-gov.org
> without first being
> prepared for dangerous libertarian ideas.
>
>
> Matt
>

Thanks for the link. I thought nobody could do deadpan parody like the folks at the Onion, but it looks like I was wrong. I mean, stuff like:

"Those who didn't save for retirement would be able to continue working since a libertarian society would have no mandatory retirement age. For many people, continued employment is an attractive option, especially since retirement is associated with a greater mortality rate."

or this, on whether we should have the right to keep a-bombs in our basement:

"I doubt that anyone would want a thermonuclear device in their basement, since it is dangerous to the person who possesses it and of little value for self-defense. Indeed, neighbors may see it as a threat to their safety as well. A libertarian court might very well find that an unstable device, which would obliterate the whole neighborhood upon detonation, constituted a threat of force to surrounding homes. That's where libertarians draw the line--a direct, immediate threat of aggressive force. A basement bomb, meant as a suicide measure which could not be contained, might be construed that way."

Neighbors "may see it as a threat to their safety"! Again, thanks for the link. You just can't make this stuff up!

Jim Baird

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