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I think we need to do what the inuit do. Or did back in the day. When people get old and can't keep up, we park 'em on an ice floe and wave good-bye. Of course with global warming this is tougher to pull off. So I think we can substitute freeway media strips.
When you get to 75, we place you on a median strip of a busy freeway. (Or toll road.) If you can get across traffic from the media strip to safety, fine. If not . . .
Imagine the savings.
Comment Posted By michael reynolds On 12.06.2009 @ 11:01
Lacking a religion, ideology, close friends, a workplace or anything more than the most minimal family, I've had to create my own culture.
That culture has four sacred elements: unhealthy food, whiskey, cigars and over-muscled, gas-guzzling German cars. I'm under attack on all four fronts at once.
This is basically an assault on my culture. My faith, even. I'm going to say it's kind of a crime against humanity. If you consider me to be part of humanity.
Next they'll come after comfort-waist jeans. The bastards.
Comment Posted By michael reynolds On 12.06.2009 @ 09:47
MUSEUM SHOOTER INFLUENCED BY RIGHT WING RHETORIC?
I would note however that we are very delicate about blaming a broader culture or ideology for this kind of terrorist nut and very, very quick to indict an entire billion-person religion for another kind of terrorist nut.
I would agree with that wholeheartedly. The "All Mooslims are bad" meme has infected far too many on the right and is if possible, is even more idiotic than the left blaming the entire right for the actions of some nut case troglodyte.
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Comment Posted By michael reynolds On 11.06.2009 @ 11:51
People are responsible for their actions. The murderer was responsible for what he did.
The criticism I've seen among moderates at least has to do with the hysterical overreaction on the right to the DHS warning. I think that criticism is looking increasingly valid, and the right's kneejerk rejection of the warning is looking increasingly foolish.
People are also responsible for their rhetoric as rhetoric. I think the wall I'd build is between those who say and believe stupid things, and those who act on those beliefs. The 1st amendment protects idiots. It does not protect murderers.
But that wall between idiot and killer comes with a door. There are times when the rhetoric goes beyond stupid into incitement and then we have to look a little more closely.
Comment Posted By michael reynolds On 11.06.2009 @ 09:50
Quartermain:
Comment Posted By michael reynolds On 11.06.2009 @ 12:34
happy to. Libertarians seem to believe we are all gentleman farmers. We live in cities now. We have complex international relationships. And we have an economy which is, of necessity, intertwined with government in major ways.
Save us, Dr. Paul. Make it be the 19th century again!
Comment Posted By michael reynolds On 10.06.2009 @ 17:55
I think you should cross-post to PJM. Not enough crazy people here.
Comment Posted By michael reynolds On 10.06.2009 @ 13:44
From now on, I will be a model citizen of the internet.
Yes. This will absolutely happen.
Comment Posted By michael reynolds On 9.06.2009 @ 11:06
WHELAN APOLOGY LEAVES QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ABOUT BLOG COMMENTERS
I would like it noted than I am an asshole under my real name.
Comment Posted By michael reynolds On 9.06.2009 @ 08:42
THE LIGHTWORKER'S MAGIC WORDS BRING DEMOCRACY TO LEBANON
I'm sure it's unintentional but at times in this post you sound almost sarcastic.
Comment Posted By Michael Reynolds On 8.06.2009 @ 09:42
