Re: Not always joking, it seems

"Karl Johanson" <karljohanson@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Terry Austin" <taustinca@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "Karl Johanson" <karljohanson@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> "Terry Austin" <taustinca@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>> "Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy" <taustinca@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>>>> "David Friedman" <ddfr@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>>>>> In article <cr3hr3l91ol10potv5ci66t9jlgeo5i3fe@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>>>>> David Johnston <david@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>>>>>> On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 10:50:44 -0800, David Friedman
>>>>>>>>> <ddfr@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> >In article <GHZtj.8806$XI.5656@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>>>>>> > Jette <bosslady@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> >> How many countries do you know of where "a large fraction
>>>>>>>>> >> of the population *goes armed*?"
>>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> >It doesn't require a country. It's sufficient to have a town,
>>>>>>>>> >or a place, or a profession--anything that results in a large
>>>>>>>>> >fraction of the
>>>>>>>>> >people in a small area being armed.
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> >The most obvious examples are military. Not all militaries
>>>>>>>>> >are well trained, so if the scenario described is a
>>>>>>>>> >moderately likely result of a
>>>>>>>>> >crowd of people who are armed and don't have much training in
>>>>>>>>> >the use of
>>>>>>>>> >weapons, it ought to have happened many times.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Friendly fire incidents have happened many times.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sure. But they don't generally take the form described.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> All the details of the hypothetical situation I was replying to
>>>>>>> haven't happened (again, there are no schools where all the
>>>>>>> students are required to pack firearms).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Which, of course, is not something that anybody has seriously
>>>>>> proposed be done,
>>>>>
>>>>> I didn't suggest that anyone had.
>>>>
>>>> Then why is it even worth talking about? Do you often argue with
>>>> something no one said?
>>>
>>> Once again... someone brought up the
>>
>> impossible, and thus stupid
>>
>>> hypothetical possibility, based on
>>> their interpretation of ideas by Heinlein. I gave my 2 cents.
>>
>> also impossible, and thus stupid.
>>
>>> I don't
>>> know that anyone is seriously suggesting we adopt the idea from
>>> Starship Troopers" that only people who've served in the military
>>> should vote. I might talk about the idea if someone brings it up
>>> though. I know, I know. Funny to talk about SF ideas on an SF fandom
>>> forum.
>>>
>> When you inject impossible, and thus stupid, idea in to a discussion
>> of
>> real life incidents, you look stupid.
>>
>> Largely because you *are* stupid.
> 
> Ah, I thought this was a conversation, where as all along you thought
> it was a childish insult contest. Okay, I can adjust:
> 
> Terry is a big fat hairy poooooooo face
> He alwaaaaaayyyys picks his nose
> and never washes his toes
> And why?
> Nobody knows.
> 
> 
> But seriously, "stupid" really stung. All four times.
> 
I'll take that as an admission that I'm right. And you're stupid.

-- 
Terry Austin
"Dude, we're all your bitch, but only Ken's wearing the juice."
                                           - tussock

"Just throw a rock, and what screams will probably be a moron."
                                           - Elvis (no, not that Elvis)