I refuse to even admit that a bigoted notion like "islamo-fascism" even exists let alone is a danger worse than the drug war.
There are AMERICANS being killed by the drug war right here in America. They are having their rights violated, their homes taken, their families broken up, their freedom taken, and in some cases their lives too. This is far more important than any well-earned hatred a few Muslims have towards us in the middle-east. America has always been, and will always be in far more danger from statist Christian fundamentalist authoritarianism than Muslim extremist authoritarianism. --- In [email protected], "Eric Dondero Rittberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I absolutely believe that Islamo-Fascism is a greater threat to our > civil liberties than the War on Drugs. By a thousand times over. > No, strike that. A million times over. > > I don't do drugs. (Though I do sympathize with those who do, > particularly marijuana smokers who SHOULD NOT be thrown in jail or > even fined for their lifestyle choice.) But I do shop at Barnes & > Nobles and Borders, ALL THE TIME. > > Well, guess what. Both chains just announced that they will not > carry the May/June issue of Free Inquiry bowing down to Islamo- > Fascist pressure, because the issue contains reprints of the Danish > cartoons of the "Prophet Muhammed." > > Sorry, but B&N and Borders not carrying a particular magazine > because it's "too controversial" has far more of an impact on my > personal life than the War on Drugs. > > Sorry that you feel the fight against Islamo-Fascism is not as > important an issue. Sorry that you feel that Islamic extremists > murdering Theo van Gogh in the Netherlands is also not as important. > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "mark robert" <colowe@> wrote: > > > > Eric, > > > > > > > > Then I was NOT preaching to the choir because you DO think > > terrorism is a greater threat to our freedom than the drug war. > > You are incorrect by huge magnitudes. > > > > > > > > What are your "Islamo-Fascists" doing to legalizers over there? I > > have not read the book. Tell me what it says regarding your > > point. It sounds like the drug war instead of terrorism. I > > suppose you could be talking about an overlapping of the two, but > > either way it does not prove your claim that terrorism is a > > greater evil than the drug war. If you really want to overlap the > > two, then do it correctly; by explaining how the drug war > > sponsors and causes so much terrorism. > > > > > > > > You seem to completely misunderstand the basics of drug-war > > induced danger. Or maybe you had not thought of the drug war > > being anything more than the example you gave. The chances of you > > experiencing any of the following harms as a direct result of the > > drug war are many magnitudes greater than the chances of you > > experiencing any harm from terrorism: > > > > Getting robbed/mugged/attacked/killed by an addict on the street; > > > > Getting robbed/mugged/attacked/killed by police on the street; > > > > Getting sent to jail; > > > > Getting robbed/mugged/attacked/killed in jail; > > > > Losing your job; > > > > Losing your house; > > > > Losing your car; > > > > Losing your land; > > > > Losing your money; > > > > Losing your funding/scholarship/reputation; > > > > Losing your friends; > > > > Losing your kids; > > > > Losing your family; > > > > Losing many of your civil rights; > > > > Being set up; > > > > Etc. > > > > > > > > This happens to many people every single day. And that's just in > > America. Drug war victims outnumber terrorism victims by millions > > to one. > > > > > > > > -Mark > > > > > > > > > > > > ************ > > {American jurors have complete Constitutional authority to vote > > "not guilty" based on nothing more than a disagreement with the > > case, no matter the evidence - despite the judge's instructions. > > There is absolutely no obligation to vote "guilty" to arrive at a > > unanimous verdict. Get on a jury, stand your ground, and fulfill > > its other main purpose: to counteract abusive government and > > unjust lawsuits. > > See www.fija.org > > [Please adopt this as your own signature.] } > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > > > > > Because in the grand sheme of things, it is a greater evil. > > > > Why are you not alarmed about what Islamo-Fascists are doing to > > drug > > legalizers over in Holland, Denmark and other tolerant Western > > European countries? > > > > Read the Bruce Bawer book!! > > > > And honestly, I'm not particularly scared of marijuana-smoking > > dude > > driving his beat up ole' van in me and a crowd of people in a > > city > > center shouting "Raise the Doobies!!" > > > > But the thought of a Radical Muslim driving his SUV into me at a > > college campus shouting "Allah Akbar", does give me the heebie > > geebies, especially most recently. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "mark robert" <colowe@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Eric, > > > > > > > > > > > > If you are a good member of the choir of legalization, then why > > > are you repeatedly preaching to us about the fire and brimstone > > > of rampaging terrorism as if it were the greater evil? > > > > > > > > > > > > -Mark > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! 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