Andrea, Gerhard, Platt, Dan, Libertarians
about the "right to bear arms" once Dan Glover wrote:
> As far as other freedoms one of our basic rights
> built into the Constitution is the right to bear arms. Again, I am not
> really that familiar with firearm laws in other nations but from what I
> understand they are not so liberal. Please correct me if I am wrong. The
> right to bear arms stands fundamental to government by the people, for
> the people and may be one of our most Dynamic rights here in the States
> for it guarantees the people power to overthrow government should it
> become that which the people no longer deem in their best interests.
*Here*, the simple thought that the right to bear arms is good so the citizens
will have eventually the power to overthrow the government is foolish. Those who
are used to have weapons here just want to protect themselves from criminals,
and probably would like to have an even stronger police.
These words, as well as many of Platt's words (and TV movies like X-files ),
finally showed me something I did not know in the beginning. Americans are
really afraid of (their) government. Something like to be on a constant personal
war against the nation. Even here we are often negative to our governors,
nevertheless we are not all the times on guard. In the end, probably in Europe
we are more confident with the system.
Quite the opposite seems to me the usual European attitude toward the
corporations. Everyone here is quite sure that private corporations just want to
swindle us.
Maybe we are both right?
Ad meliora
Marco
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrea Sosio" <andrea.sosio@italtel.it>
To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 2:09 PM
Subject: Re: MD True Libertarians Please Stand Up
> Gerhard: You're right about drug laws, I read it too quickly. Then I score
100% Personal Self-Government (still left-liberal, of course).
>
> Gerhard Ersdal wrote:
>
> > English is not my first language, but I that you are to repeal drug law's,
not drugs.
>
> As for free guns, there wasn't a question on it on the quiz. I would be
drastically against free guns (and would not like to live in a country where you
can buy a gun just like that).
>
> About military service, on second thought, I agree with Jonathan and Marco.
Although I am generally against military conscription, too. I think a reasonable
way is allowing an individual to reject to serve in the army and choose civil
service, but with some disadvantages, eg, longer service and obvious
consequences such as the
> prohibition to work for companies that build weapons. This is *more or less*
what was the case in Italy a few years ago, although I think that laws have
changed somehow recently (in favor of civil service, hence volunteer-based
army).
>
> And yes, Marco, "socialist" has definitely a different meaning to americans
than it has to europeans, possibly as a consequence of cold war.
>
>
> Andrea
>
>
>
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