Re: [CTRL] the meaning of the word socialist

1999-03-28 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Andrew Kieran wrote: how the hell do you define a socialist??!! socialist (so´she-lîst) noun Abbr. soc. 1. An advocate of socialism. 2. Often Socialist . A member of a political party or group that advocates socialism. socialism (so´she-lîz´em) noun 1. a. A

Re: [CTRL] The Roots of American Government . . .

1999-02-24 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- http://www.npl.com/~tkrell/writings/bible/american-heritage.html The Roots of American Government A survey of the religious foundations of our democracy Tim A. Krell Krell Americans, as a whole, know embarrassingly little about their own heritage. MJ: Especially

Re: [CTRL] Use of Word: Liberal

1999-02-21 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- William Shannon wrote: I am a self-confessed liberal, and more specifically a socialist. It's my experience however that most liberals are capitalists through and through. Capitalism requires the complete separation of the economy and the state -- as such NEITHER Rs

[CTRL] The Lies Your Professor Told You

1999-02-16 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Should 'education' in the formal sense be separated from Government control, 'public' funding and the like? ... perhaps for the same reasons that it has been suggested that Religion and Government should remain apart? ~~for educational purposes only~~ The Lies Your

Re: [CTRL] [prj] DOPE SUPPORTERS

1999-02-10 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- nurev wrote: This is how modern society is organized. If you don't like it, move to Libertaria. MJ: Whatever the MOB says goes? Certainly a Tyranny easily identified by another name. nurev wrote: You keep calling groups of people a mob. MJ: Only where

Re: [CTRL] [prj] DOPE SUPPORTERS

1999-02-08 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- nurev wrote: This is how modern society is organized. If you don't like it, move to Libertaria. MJ: Whatever the MOB says goes? Certainly a Tyranny easily identified by another name. nurev wrote: Yeah, yeah, yeah. I've heard this song before. But do

Re: [CTRL] Howard: DOPE SUPPORTERS

1999-02-07 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Edward Britton wrote: snip chiding MJ: There is a stark difference between OBSERVATION and insult. Regard$, --MJ You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself. -- Galileo DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and

Re: [CTRL] [prj] DOPE SUPPORTERS

1999-02-07 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- nurev wrote: This is how modern society is organized. If you don't like it, move to Libertaria. MJ: Whatever the MOB says goes? Certainly a Tyranny easily identified by another name. Regard$, --MJ A Democracy: Three wolves and a sheep voting on dinner. A Republic:

Re: [CTRL] **DOPE SUPPORTERS**

1999-02-04 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Brown, Jeremy wrote: It appears that, in an attempt to get to the bottom of this, we have painted ourselves into a corner. MJ: ? Brown, Jeremy wrote: This is the old "fire in a crowded theater" argument. MJ: False analogy. One who yells fire in a crowded theater

Re: [CTRL] Dictatorship?

1999-01-25 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- MJ: In regards to America as the constitution plainly states ... [followed by our current bastardized system of statism] J FROST wrote: This is supposed to be a republic so quote all the happy horse shit until you are blue in the face and when you are done, tell

Re: [CTRL] Constitution

1999-01-25 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- MJ: To PROTECT from FORCE and FRAUD an individual's RIGHT to his OWN life is the ONLY legitimate function of Government J FROST wrote: Then why does the government protect whores, homosexuals dope users, drunks "rights" If the Constitution protect's an

Re: [CTRL] Free Speech Is Whatever the Government Allows

1999-01-24 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Franklin Wayne Poley wrote: That says it all. And "human rights" are however the government defines them. MJ: Yes, no rights exist EXCEPT by FORCE. Regard$, --MJ As property, honestly obtained, is best secured by an equality of rights, so ill-gotten property depends

Re: [CTRL] Dictatorship?

1999-01-24 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Prudy Are you suggesting some sort of dictator as a leader? J FROST wrote: How do you know when you are in a republic/democracy and not a dictatorship? MJ: You liken America to a Dictatorship (itself not inherrantly a BAD concept) ... considering that Anarchy is

Re: [CTRL] One More Excuse for Seizure of Property

1999-01-23 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- nurev wrote: Are you stupid beyond belief or what? What kind of phony comparisons are you trying to pull here? MJ: There are no phony comparisons -- THINK -- if you believe *I* am dangerous because *I* have gotten shitfaced drunk and gotten in a car and perform to

Re: [CTRL] One More Excuse for Seizure of Property

1999-01-22 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Agent Smiley forwarded: The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- Anyone arrested for driving drunk in New York City will have their cars seized and not given back unless they are acquitted of the charges, the police commissioner said Thursday. "There's

Re: [CTRL] Republican vs Democrat

1999-01-17 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Jim Norman wrote: If fact there is no difference between the parties. It's as if they are all the same, exactly as you stated. How is it we can find no honorable men to run for an office and when we do find a good man, we can't get him elected because the

Re: [CTRL] NAFTA at 5 Part 1

1999-01-16 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Comments: NAFTA's proponents promised benefits for the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The promises - 200,000 new U.S. jobs from NAFTA per year, higher wages in Mexico and a growing U.S. trade surplus with Mexico, environmental clean-up and

Re: [CTRL] Striped Sleeves Mean Impeachment Is Military?

1999-01-16 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Gerald Harp wrote: However, the level of the proceeding has been drenched in pomposity to date as though the Republicans are desperate in making themselves appear sober rather than the vengeful little twits attempting to overthrow a government that they are.

Re: [CTRL] Clinton's Don't Look Down Economy

1999-01-14 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Hilary Thomas wrote: The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. This is cleverly done by eliminating the middle class. MJ: Horse hockey ... let's see the numbers to back up this rhetoric. Regard$, --MJ The long-range solution [to high unemployment] is to

Re: [CTRL] Understanding Republicans ///

1999-01-14 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- MJ: It is an effort to CONTROL behaviors based NOT upon freedom and liberty. [ALL non-property 'crimes' are revenue generators :) ] Edward Britton wrote: Agreed, but never contested. We were discussing ways, APART from the punishment of/for criminals that

Re: [CTRL] [Fwd: [CTRL] Understanding Republicans was something else]

1999-01-13 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- MJ: Criminalization of drugs, prostitution, gambling, sodomy ... encouragement of prayer in the government schools, the government schools themselves ... Edward Britton wrote: "Criminalization of drugs (a wasted effort, apart from filling the coffers of

Re: [CTRL] Republican Hate Rhetoric Turns Deadly

1999-01-12 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Gerald Harp forwarded: Tom J. Wright A Semi-Weekly Column of Political Commentary January 1-January 15, 1999 Republican Hate Rhetoric Turns Deadly: Somebody Stop Them Before They Kill Again Although overshadowed lately by MonicaGate, the brutal

Re: [CTRL] Living in corporate America.

1999-01-12 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would estimate that of over 50% of all consumer manufactured goods are coming from Communist China. Why? Well, because the capitalist built their latest and best manufacturing plants there? Why? Cheap Labour. Huge Market. MJ: How long

Re: [CTRL] Republican Hate Rhetoric Turns Deadly

1999-01-12 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- MJ: While the conclusion may or may NOT be true [cause], what exactly makes the muder of an individual within a 'protected' group WORSE than the murder of some other individual? Gerald Harp wrote: Yes, murder is murder and the US murder statistics stand out

[CTRL] Understanding Republicans was something else

1999-01-09 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- One poster: Republicans, in general, advocate both economic and social interventions. Libertarians advocate neither. That seems to me to be a rather greater difference then you would indicate above. Edward Britton wrote: How, exactly, do Republicans advocate

Re: [CTRL] Pandering Pols Federalizing Frenzy

1999-01-09 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- flw forwarded: Rehnquist to Congress: Stop Federalizing Crime On New Year's Eve day, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court William Rehnquist delivered his annual end-of- year report on the judiciary to Congress. His message to legislators, spoken in

Re: [CTRL] Coo-Cou-Coup

1999-01-08 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Alamaine Ratliff forwarded: Senate impeachment trial opens: political coup enters climactic stage By the Editorial Board 8 January, 1999 The opening of the Senate impeachment trial will be remembered in history as a critical milestone in the

Re: [CTRL] Criminalizing Homelessness

1999-01-07 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- MJ: Government should serve ONLY to provide ALL individuals protection fron FORCE and FRAUD ... certainly that should take closer to 5% of one's earnings rather than 50% plus. Edward Britton wrote: This would be fine, but how would the government "know"

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