My father is a gun collector, as was my grandfather. You might say i was raised in a "gun culture" as well. The cultural was one of respect for weapons and what a proper use of one is and to not be afraid of simply being in the presence of weapons.
Obviously there are cultures where the gun is not shown respect and is seen as a way to lift oneself above other individuals. It is not gun ownership that causes these problems, it is a tearing down of the individuals respect for themselves and respect for the individuals around them.
A weapon is a way to defend ones individual life, sovereignty and property. I am not a big man, if i were i might feel more comfortable without a weapon. To remove it, is to remove my right to defend my own life effectively. I refuse to put my life in the hands of others and i refuse to be out gunned when threatened. The gun is the great equalizer.
No, that is not my point at all. If I pay through taxes or pay directly, I am paying. The difference is the government adds a bit to the bill to keep itself doing things it has no business doing.
There is no such thin as a free lunch. · 29 minutes ago
Ok, yeah I agree with you, obviously its never free, someone pays. Lets go with "provided by the government" instead of "free."
Here's the logical outcome of your thought process: Without a prescription from a doctor, you waltz into a pharmacy, obtain the drugs he recommends, take them as you see fit, suffer side effects because you decide to substitute your judgment for a doctor's advice, then haul the doctor into court for damages.The doctor has to defend himself at great cost, which cost is passed along to the community at large through higher malpractice premiums which are built into the charge of a doctor's services. Nothing is free. · 4 minutes ago
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A prescription does not stop someone from taking drugs against the doctors orders. Also as I said, the doctors advice should not be free of charge. Fundamentally most peoples interactions with doctors would be no different, its all about the stipulation that I MUST see a doctor before getting medication.
As an aside, I think you betray your professed libertarianism when you call for the free provision of doctors to prescribe medication. Why should every prescription come with a doctor free of charge? · 38 minutes ago
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No, I definitely do not think that doctors should be compelled to do anything, which is my issue with the entire idea of prescription drugs. I SHOULD pay the doctor to provide me with good information on what to get, I SHOULD NOT have to pay the doctor to actually get the drugs he tells me to get. Yet if the government is going to require I get doctor consent, then it must be provided for free shouldn't it? It is a fundamental flaw with prescription drug laws.
EDIT: I am pointing out a possible conclusion one might come to (Free doctor consultations) with present drug laws, not what I believe should happen now.
Are you sure they were saved? I'm no expert, but i was under the impression that hanging, done correctly, snaps your neck and you would likely suffocate or die pretty quickly.
Ben Thompson's Books about people like this are a great read if your into people who are Bada**. Although its got a very 20 something gamer cultural influence that some might not understand.
LOL, while its definitely not my kinda of music. From the post i was expecting her to sing about smocking crack and having underage sex. Now you all just sound like a buncha old fogies.
"Collective Bargaining" is not a right (Definitely not a "human right" in the sense that it is usually used). They have every right to ask to bargain about compensation, and the government has every right to ignore them and implement any compensation scheme they wish. And then they have a right to quit and take their skills elsewhere.This is elementary.
To call for violent action, or even raucous disapproval and civil disobedience is a mockery to actual causes which warrant such action. Such as equal protections under the law and freedoms of speech and association. Yet in the mind of a simpleton, who has been taught to hate free markets in all its forms, the free market of ideas and skills which make up the private sector is simply too difficult to understand and too scary to enter after years of living with parents, living in college and grad school and them simply living off the excesses of a nanny state government employer, eager to spice the deal of election with goodies paid for from the pockets of teh private sector.
If your going to talk these numbers it would be more appropriate to base it on the ratio of the volunteers. Unless they institute the draft i would base my numbers on that. Either way its useless, the military should be purely merit based.
Re: Gun Control
My father is a gun collector, as was my grandfather. You might say i was raised in a "gun culture" as well. The cultural was one of respect for weapons and what a proper use of one is and to not be afraid of simply being in the presence of weapons.
Obviously there are cultures where the gun is not shown respect and is seen as a way to lift oneself above other individuals. It is not gun ownership that causes these problems, it is a tearing down of the individuals respect for themselves and respect for the individuals around them.
A weapon is a way to defend ones individual life, sovereignty and property. I am not a big man, if i were i might feel more comfortable without a weapon. To remove it, is to remove my right to defend my own life effectively. I refuse to put my life in the hands of others and i refuse to be out gunned when threatened. The gun is the great equalizer.