Michael S Lorrey wrote:
> Robert Owen wrote:
> > I cannot stress enough the revulsion I feel toward those who
> > reject such rational social controls on the ostensible basis of
> > some abstract idealist polity or manifesto using ad populum
> > terms like "freedom" and "rights" to induce emotional support
> > for irresponsible firearm ownership among those who are either
> > socially incompetent, illiterate or simply too immature to under-
> > stand the implications of such terms when applied to the real
> > world.
>
> Then you are no extropian.
Oh, well. As I said, I can't seem to stress it enough.
Robert M. Owen
Director
The Orion Institute
57 W. Morgan Street
Brevard, NC 28712-3659 USA
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