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Re: "bad" government
On Wed, 1 Feb 1995, Al Thompson wrote:
> Date: Wed, 01 Feb 1995 12:31:20 -0600
> From: Al Thompson <[email protected]>
> To: Charles Bell <[email protected]>
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: "bad" government
>
>
> >> If strong government resulted in liberty and freedom, then the
> >> most intrusive, all-encompassing governments would result in
> >> its citizens having the most liberty. Is this the case? I would
> >> look at the (former) Soviet Union, Iran, Cuba, East Germany, etc.,
> >> for your answer.
>
> >Unrestricted individual freedom leads to unrestricted freedom of
> >`private' corporations. Private corporations uncurbed by society's law are
> >autarkies: internally totalitarian, externally predatory, as amoral as
> >amoebas.
> >
> >Is this the shape of the future you seek?
Yes, orginization by choice, not by design.
> You can NOT restrict someone's rights simply because they MIGHT harm another
> (prior restraint). If they do cause actual harm to someone, they should be
> brought to justice. To place restrictions on someone based on the
> possibility that may may cause harm introduces restrictions based solely on
> the authorities' opinions (political philosophy, religion, race, etc).
Precisely.
>
> That that the shape of the future YOU seek?
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