Author Topic: For your own protection... (Read 1361 times)

Hangtime · « **on:** September 02, 2005, 10:58:56 AM »

Volunteer's are lined up, ready to go in, deliver food, water, pull out trapped refugees. Local officals are preventing them from going in.. for their own protection. The response from the volunteers..

"Hell sonny, if I wuz worried about my own ass, I'da never come down here. We know it's dangerous.. let us get in there and help..."

I can see why the officals are holding them back.. they don't wanna see all the rescuers become victims... and thus increase the depth of the disaster.

Damn.. this truly sucks.

BlueJ1 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 02, 2005, 11:00:36 AM »

Why another thread? Jeez.

Chairboy · « **Reply #2 on:** September 02, 2005, 11:01:00 AM »

I imagine that part of the decision is also that they don't want to introduce potential looters to the mix. What percentage of the volunteers are actually hoping to clean out some valuables?

lazs2 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 02, 2005, 11:08:39 AM »

only the government is altruistic and moral enough to help... it is allways best to seek their help instead of your neighbors... now run along and be a good little socialist...

people helping people.... the very idea reeks of reckless freedom and dangerous individuality.

lazs

Skydancer · « **Reply #4 on:** September 02, 2005, 11:13:21 AM »

Lazs , have the authorities been giving you a hard time recently? Seriously chill out a bit. Reading you today it sounds like your about to pop a vein!

lazs2 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 02, 2005, 11:23:23 AM »

sorry skyprancer... not really good at listening to foolish drivel is all....

and it is kind of fun watching you try to justify your views.

I guess from my side of it things look different... it looks to me like you are the one having histrionics about the whole disaster...

histrionics sprinkled liberaly (pun intended) with big wet corcadile tears... Oh the humanity!

lazs

Skydancer · « **Reply #6 on:** September 02, 2005, 11:26:40 AM »

I dunno.

I just think its pretty hard to watch the news right now. If thats histrionics well hey!

lazs2 · « **Reply #7 on:** September 02, 2005, 11:47:24 AM »

sorry... but to me (and I am sure others) your grief does indeed seem to be at least partially motivated by your desire to put down the U.S. and it's current leaders and.... your desire to foist even more socialist views on us.

It is kind of sickening motive wise. Like some friggin Ayn Rand novel with you as the bad guy.

lazs

Sixpence · « **Reply #8 on:** September 02, 2005, 11:55:10 AM »

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Originally posted by lazs2
now run along and be a good little socialist...

people helping people.

lazs

I thought that's what socialism is supposed to be?

lazs2 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 02, 2005, 11:58:36 AM »

no... socialism is governemt extorting money from some to redistribute to others.

People helping people is individualism and morality.

lazs

Sixpence · « **Reply #10 on:** September 02, 2005, 12:07:17 PM »

I think you are wrong lazs, and no one should have a gun

Chairboy · « **Reply #11 on:** September 02, 2005, 12:21:35 PM »

What Lazs is espousing is very similar to many elements of Libertarianism, for anyone who is interested.

Hangtime · « **Reply #12 on:** September 02, 2005, 12:23:33 PM »

..whats next.. outlaw pointy sticks, knives and slings?

You are entitled to your opinion. Just remember, there's a guy wearing a blue suit & a badge packing a gun that one day mave have to make the decison to defend his own family instead of yours.

Good luck.

Curval · « **Reply #13 on:** September 02, 2005, 12:39:09 PM »

Which is better...socialism or anarchy?

Just curious. Neither apply to me.

Stringer · « **Reply #14 on:** September 02, 2005, 12:41:12 PM »

That's because you wear funny shorts!