Chris: > In other words you have no value of freedom? Susan: What that I have written makes you ask such a question? Surely it wasn't when I wrote "Oh, I'm all for freedom and limited government." What could it have been?
Chris: > As an American according to the bill of rights you have the right to say > what you want Susan: As a human I have the right to say what I want. So does every other human. The BoR merely acknowledges that basic human right. Chris: > As an American i do consider myself to be special. Susan: Good for you. I consider a Chinese person struggling to make his land more free to be much more special than an American who thinks any accident of birth gives him rights that other people do not have. Chris: > P.S if you do not value freedom above all else then you are not only not a > libertarian but not an American and in fact you are a detriment to freedom Susan: Freedom is the highest political value, I agree; but it is not necessarily the highest value of any individual. Freedom is a means to an end - the end of living a fulfilling life and being the best person you can be. It's astonishing that you can sit there and type up new things government should be doing and suggest that *I* am a 'detriment to freedom'. Chris: > and should be deported if you do live in America. Maybe we could deport you > and import an illegal who actually does value freedom above all. Just a > thought Susan: <shakes head in wonderment> Well, I can see this conversation is going nowhere, and fast. Chris: > If you don't value anything then you don't believe in anything i don't > believe that to be true. I believe you do have values and you do love freedom. Susan: Gee, how generous of you. In fact I value freedom so much that I utterly loathe and despise your idea that YOU or ANYONE has the right to control the free and peaceful movement of goods and people across borders because of some misguided economic notions you happen to have. -- Susan Hogarth http://www.colliething.com
