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08-03-2018, 10:38 AM | #32 | |
I think this line's mostly filler.
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And "the dust settled" when government reached them.
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08-03-2018, 12:09 PM | #34 |
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You're comfortable being governed (regulated and directed): good on you. I'm not. Let's just leave it at that. |
08-03-2018, 12:53 PM | #35 |
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08-03-2018, 01:16 PM | #36 |
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Why I started the thread is my business, as your participation in the thread is yours.
Read my opening post: the request is simple, direct, and does not include any promise of 'discussion'. Disappointing, yes (cuz I'm such a lively conversationalist, witty and compelling), but it shouldn't be surprising (cuz, at heart, I'm a [witty and compelling] bastid). |
08-03-2018, 07:06 PM | #37 |
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On the upside, a minarchy would make a huge cut in air pollution which would slow global warming, climate change. and increasingly severe weather.
Since there wouldn't be any roads suitable for more than horses and mules, all the cars and trucks would be parked. It would also advance science developing flying cars.
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08-03-2018, 08:12 PM | #38 |
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what's wrong, Bruce? afraid to walk? a'fear'd of horses, mules?
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08-04-2018, 12:31 AM | #39 |
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I've had horses with the hay pitching and shit shoveling that goes with it.
Done plenty of walking too... uphill both ways some times. Fuck that. This is the way I want to see that shit.
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08-04-2018, 09:43 AM | #40 | |
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From what I read, burning wood and dung is probably carbon-neutral (depending on what you do with the forests to get that wood; historically, we just cut it all down) but creates more pollutants, which make life unlivable locally. And creates airborne black carbon soot which harms, amongst other things, the Arctic ice and which many people consider responsible for a good bit of climate change too. It's not sustainable for 7 Billion people. "Our future if we treat climate change as the only problem that needs solving: more climate change" |
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08-04-2018, 11:51 AM | #41 |
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"I've had horses with the hay pitching and shit shoveling that goes with it. Done plenty of walking too... uphill both ways some times."
Me too, then and now. Me: I enjoy the effort. *shrug* No worries, Bruce, there's never gonna be a 'night watchman' or a Golgothan-style anarchy in America. Far too many want to be governed (regulated & directed) and far too many are more than happy to govern (regulate & direct). No, your future is secure...you'll be well-tended to, provided for, sheltered, insulated, 'educated & entertained'. Good on you. |
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08-05-2018, 11:52 AM | #43 |
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"I ain't scart."
Of course not, for the reasons I laid out above.
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