You know one person personally and another is someone related to someone you know.
--- In [email protected], "Eric Dondero Rittberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > To be fair, I'll answer your question honestly. > > I know one individual, prominent in the libertarian movement > who is a close friend of mine, who has been a victim of the drug war. > > I know one individual whose brother was a victim of 9/11 - died in > the Twin Towers. > > So, it's even 1 to 1. > > --- In [email protected], "mark robert" <colowe@> wrote: > > > > Eric, > > > > > > > > Even if those atrocities are true, they're a pittance compared to > > the number of drug-war atrocities committed every day. The > > chances of you being a victim of one of the types of crimes you > > list is probably somewhere in the neighborhood of winning the > > powerball lottery, which I think is around 100 million to one. > > The chances of you being a victim of the drug war I think is > > around 50 to one. Conspicuous is your failure to answer my > > previous questions about how many people you know have been > > drug-war victims vs terrorism victims. The facts, and I'm sure > > your own experiences, suggest that your predilection for > > continually emphasizing the far lesser danger would appear to be > > an unreasonable fear; at least in comparison to the drug war. In > > this comparative context, I am NOT preaching to the choir because > > you obviously disagree. What is curious about your posts is your > > bold denial of the facts and the obvious conclusion, which > > suggests a not-so-subtle (ie, forgiving drug warriors / blaming > > victims) bent toward prohibition-ism. > > > > > > > > -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.] } > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > > > > > Mark, granted the threat from Islamo-Fascism at the moment is > > much > > more severe in Western Europe, there are still many instances > > where > > it is raising its ugly head here in the US: > > > > 1. the City Council of Hamtramac, Michigan last year voted to > > allow > > a Muslim Mosque in the City Center to blare the Muslim Prayer > > "Allah > > Akubar" 5 times a day despite the passioned please opposing the > > proposal from the majority Catholic Polish citizens of the town. > > > > 2. Just 3 weeks ago a Muslim Youth shouting "Allah Akubar" ran > > over > > 8 college kids on the Village Green at the Univ. of North > > Carolina > > with his SUV. > > > > 3. 2 years ago a Black Muslim named John Muhamed in Maryland shot > > > > and killed 8 people with his rifle over the span of a two month > > period. > > > > 4. Borders Books, a major US Bookstore Chain just cowered to > > Islamic > > pressure and decided to ban the sale of the May/June issue of > > Free > > Inquiry, cause it contained Danish cartoons of the "Prophet > > Muhammed." > > > > 5. Last year a Muslim Univ. of Oklahoma student blew himself up > > on a > > park bench outside of a crowded football stadium. Though the > > authorities denied it, most believe his intentions were to set > > the > > bomb off inside the stadium killing thousands. > > > > 6. Louis Farakhan preaches his hateful rhetoric against Jews to > > thousands of followers on a daily basis. > > > > 7. Big City police departments throughout the US are starting to > > report a marked increase in cases of female genetalia mutulation, > > > > rape in some cases slavery of young Muslim women by Muslim men > > importing the women from the Middle East. > > > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
