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Re:China's e-buses dent oil demand more than electric cars do by Razengan on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @11:45PM (#19438747)
We already have a LOT of laws decide who is and is not allowed/able/encouraged to have a LOT of other very basic rights:

Food, shelter, healthcare, education, sex.

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Re:China's e-buses dent oil demand more than electric cars do by crumpets on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @12:01AM (#19438842)
Other than the last one, those are entitlements requiring the government provide you with things, not rights.
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Re:China's e-buses dent oil demand more than electric cars do by Razengan on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @08:08AM (#19441242)
Maybe putting the point in different words will resonate better:

There are already numerous examples of authority stepping in to “save people from themselves.”

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Re:China's e-buses dent oil demand more than electric cars do by captainredbeard on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @12:34PM (#19443864)
What motivates your desire to control other people?
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Re:China's e-buses dent oil demand more than electric cars do by natch on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @10:03PM (#19448723)
In the end it costs me money, time, and grief to fix your screwups. Example: people who don’t vaccinate can cause problems for the rest as diseases spread more quickly and with greater impact than otherwise. Clear?
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Re:China's e-buses dent oil demand more than electric cars do by natch on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @11:49PM (#19438774)
Yes... that’s right. Good luck doing that with procreation in anything but a dictatorship type government.
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