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<blockquote data-quote="Glocktogo" data-source="post: 2028702" data-attributes="member: 1132"><p>Technically its reductio ad absurdum, not straw-man. <img src="/images/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>As far as people asking me why I "need" an assault rifle, I respond in my best James Cromwell voice: </p><p></p><p>Seriously, why do they "need" to know? I'd rather debate their "need" to ask the question than my need to have an object. Their "need" for an answer that fits into their philosophy seems all consuming. If I see a glimmer of hope, I might ask them if they're willing to consider alternate thoughts on the subject. If so, I'll ask them if they value property rights? I'll ask them if they value individual freedom as a cornerstone of our democratic republic? I'll ask them if they've considered any other possible solutions before arriving at the conclusion that the best one is to severely restrict the property rights of lawful citizens? I'll also ask them if they've considered the efficacy of their solution to ban personal property?</p><p></p><p>The world has become an overwhelmingly complex place to live. We've constructed an entirely artificial existence from the whims of our fellow man. Every law beyond the basic <em>mala in se</em> "common laws", is the result of man's expectation that others should protect him from his own foolishness and errors. Every year, we continue to beg for more laws in the name of "decency" or "security" that do nothing to further our claims to be a free society. We never bother dismantling outdated or ineffective laws, we simply heap another layer on top of the old rotting laws like a landfill. Are we really so arrogant as to believe that after spending 236 years making laws, one more will suddenly make us safe? That it will make us a decent people? </p><p></p><p>I'd contend that a significant segment of our population have constructed a false idol in the law. They now place a piece of paper with the signatures of lawmakers above God. The answers everyone need do not reside within a stone edifice built on a swamp. They reside within ourselves and our souls. Do we really want to shackle ourselves from ourselves? <img src="/images/smilies/anyone.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":anyone:" title="Anyone :anyone:" data-shortname=":anyone:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Glocktogo, post: 2028702, member: 1132"] Technically its reductio ad absurdum, not straw-man. :) As far as people asking me why I "need" an assault rifle, I respond in my best James Cromwell voice: Seriously, why do they "need" to know? I'd rather debate their "need" to ask the question than my need to have an object. Their "need" for an answer that fits into their philosophy seems all consuming. If I see a glimmer of hope, I might ask them if they're willing to consider alternate thoughts on the subject. If so, I'll ask them if they value property rights? I'll ask them if they value individual freedom as a cornerstone of our democratic republic? I'll ask them if they've considered any other possible solutions before arriving at the conclusion that the best one is to severely restrict the property rights of lawful citizens? I'll also ask them if they've considered the efficacy of their solution to ban personal property? The world has become an overwhelmingly complex place to live. We've constructed an entirely artificial existence from the whims of our fellow man. Every law beyond the basic [I]mala in se[/I] "common laws", is the result of man's expectation that others should protect him from his own foolishness and errors. Every year, we continue to beg for more laws in the name of "decency" or "security" that do nothing to further our claims to be a free society. We never bother dismantling outdated or ineffective laws, we simply heap another layer on top of the old rotting laws like a landfill. Are we really so arrogant as to believe that after spending 236 years making laws, one more will suddenly make us safe? That it will make us a decent people? I'd contend that a significant segment of our population have constructed a false idol in the law. They now place a piece of paper with the signatures of lawmakers above God. The answers everyone need do not reside within a stone edifice built on a swamp. They reside within ourselves and our souls. Do we really want to shackle ourselves from ourselves? :anyone: [/QUOTE]
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