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Re:Something was wrong. It seemed I had angered the techno l... by unalone on Thursday August 20, 2009 @01:17PM (#775520)
There are many kinds of people in the world. One similar dichotomy I could draw is between people who appreciate the nuance and complexity of being alive and having to make millions of decisions as you grow up, and people who think it's possible to draw a line and declare some people as evil and other people as good based on a single part of their existence.
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Re:Something was wrong. It seemed I had angered the techno l... by billswift on Thursday August 20, 2009 @02:13PM (#775697)
People are extremely multidimensional; but the fundamental political division is willingness or unwillingness to coerce others, that is to use force to make others do what you want them to, which is THE fundamental feature of gov't.
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Re:Something was wrong. It seemed I had angered the techno l... by unalone on Thursday August 20, 2009 @02:19PM (#775717)
I'll agree with you to some degree, but in some cases force is needed. See my response to you elsewhere regarding regulations, which I think is an important part of society.
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