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Re: democracy
Posted By: Grishny, on host 12.29.132.98
Date: Wednesday, September 26, 2001, at 07:06:00
In Reply To: Re: democracy posted by Brunnen-G on Tuesday, September 25, 2001, at 20:08:07:

> Every day, you go around in your democracy
being forced to do what you do not want to do.
Physical force and the use of weapons should
*always* be a last resort, whether on a global
scale or a local one, but there will always be
situations where this response is necessary.

Just to reinforce this point with some
examples:

Every day, I go around in my democracy being
forced to do what I do not want to do. I do not
want to stop at traffic lights and stop signs. I
do not want to pay for my groceries. I do not
want to go to work and be productive; I want
them to pay me for sitting at home and
working on my hobbies.

But I do all these things because that's the
way my democratic republic works. I obey its
laws because I know it's what makes the
system work for everybody. Those who don't
are called "criminals."