[Woods]
Arlo, instead of everybody having to fit into your paradigm why not
consider something else for a change?
[Arlo]
Okay, Woods. What "something else" do you offer? What "paradigm" is
it your position is advancing? Correct me when I am wrong.
Let's start with your initial claim "any weapon held by your
neighbors should be able to be held by you".
The military are our neighbors.
Conclusion: if our neighbors in the military have Abrams tanks, then
you should be able to have one as well.
That's not a new paradigm, Woods. That's simply saying there should
be no line. Okay, fair enough. You want no line. I get that. Then why
on earth do you have such a hard time saying this includes nuclear
weapons? What about tanks? F16s? Bazookas? You want to talk in lofty
and pointless abstractions, I am talking about the real and pragmatic
ENDS of those abstractions.
[Woods]
Your a war-mongering tyrant it would seem.
[Arlo]
Ouch. Well, Platt would agree with tyrant, although I've never been
called "war-mongering" before.
[Woods]
You question my morality!!!
[Arlo]
No, so far only your sanity. :-)
[Woods]
Nuclear weapons could destroy this world! Are you freakin' kiddin'
me? We need to get rid of these nukes!
[Arlo]
Whoooaaaa... could it be? An answer finally??? It seems so! Let me go
back and modify this, see if this is really what you are saying.
Let's start with your initial claim "any weapon held by your
neighbors should be able to be held by you".
The military are our neighbors.
Conclusion: if our neighbors in the military have Abrams tanks, then
you should be able to have one as well.
Modified Conclusion: if YOU are not able to have an Abrams tank, then
the military should not have them either.
So it appears you are taking your "all neighbors" stance not to ARM
the citizenry, but to DISARM the military!
Before this jubilation goes to my head, let me just get clarification
from you that this is what you are saying. Because if it is.. then I
fully retract all my black helicopter and paranoia comments and throw
myself at the mercy of your forgiveness.
If this is what you are saying, then please chastise me at your
leisure, I deserve it. Here I was thinking you were arguing to arm
the civilians with nuclear weapons and tanks to fight off tyrannical
armies, when all the while you've been saying the opposite. If so,
I'm man enough to admit my mistake, Woods. Take your best shot then,
I deserve it.
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