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> Van: John D. Giorgis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Verzonden: Thursday, July 26, 2001 3:33 AM
> Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Onderwerp: Re: Poll (US posters only)
> >What makes spending your own money something Republican? This implies
> >that the Democrats think people shouldn't be allowed to spend their own
> >money.
>
> Its a bit more nuanced than that. (And for Kristin's benefit, I did not
> equate being a Republican with freedom.)
You certainly sounded like you're equating "freedom" with "Republican". You
literally said "That Kristin, is called freedom, and its Republican". I
don't see any other possible interpretation of that sentence than the
meaning "freedom = Republican".
> Spending your own money, by definition is freedom. Whenever someone
> forcibly takes your money from you and spends it, that is, by definition,
> a restriction on freedom.
How typical American to call "someone forcibly taking your money" a
restriction of freedom. Over here in Europe, we just call it "theft". :-)
> The Republicans are unequivocally the Party of greater economic freedom.
If they want more *economic* freedom, why are they against greater
*personal* freedom? A few examples: if it were up to the Reps, abortion
would be outlawed, thereby taking away a woman's freedom to make decisions
about what goes on in her own body. If it were up to the Reps, prayer would
be mandatory in all schools, thereby infringing a person's right to freedom
of religion. Lemme guess, if it were up to the Reps, homosexuality would
also be illegal?
> >Kristin, do you consider Bush and other Republicans "good friends"?
>
> Perhaps not..... but we consider her to be a friend of ours.
YUCK! Do you have any idea how pathetic that sounds?
Your comment gives me the same feeling I get from evangelists and
door-to-door salesmen: they're so smooth, when you try to grab them they'll
slip right through your fingers...
Jeroen
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