Psst, you mice, though housed well, are in cages. --- In [email protected], "mark robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You are correct; I do not misunderstand "responsibility" as you > put it in this context: on the backs of the "discriminatees" - > and off the backs of the discriminators. Does a people's > oppression become their own responsibility if they behave badly > under it? If someone is stealing my property, do I become the > criminal when I violently defend myself? Is it my responsibility > to remain non-violent when aggression is applied? > > > > Under your rationale, alcohol prohibition should have never > ended, because the violence was only caused by a bunch of > irresponsible people; not the prohibition. > > > > You say you think prohibition is wrong, but don't hold it > responsible for its inescapable component: black-market violence. > > > > Try this. Raise a colony of white mice. Fed and house them well > and watch them get along. Now prohibit food for a couple days. > Watch them fight amongst themselves with not a glance of malice > shot your way. Yet, you are their oppressor. I'll guarantee you > that if they could talk they would be blaming other > "irresponsible" mice for the violence. They don't recognize their > oppression. But they are just unintelligent mice. > > > > > > > > ************ > {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.] } > > > > > _____ > > > > > > > > Your post could also be said to misunderstand the nature of > responsibility. > This is the same form of argument which rationalizes Arab > terrorism > against Israelis because of US foriegn policy. Or, closer to > home, > which makes excuses for urban crime and misbehavior becuase of > slavery. > Yes, prohabition is wrong. That is abundantly clear. > That is NOT an excuse in ANY way to explain away the crime > associated > with the drug trade. There is NO excuse for criminal gangs, > urban > crime, or terrorism, regardless of the 'root causes' as the > social > apologists like to rationalize. > > > > > > _____ > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
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