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Originally Posted by recluse
thrawn_aj,
Yes, my use of "the Will of the People" is "for real". The numbers are on my side.
And Liberty doesn't die. It evolves. Things change. The Law must change. Reality sucks, don't it?
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Reality sucks? It's not my fault that you only read 1 post out of 10. That's the only conclusion I can draw if you really think my dismay was borne out of a desire to protect or advocate for child molesters. Worldwalker was right - the zealotry has reached the point of "if you're not with us, you're against us".
That is the picture I saw emerge clearly in your post - the almost rhythmic chant that you keep repeating as a call to arms.
The dismay was at the sheer fanaticism I perceived (perhaps wrongly - and if so, my apologies) in your diatribe (and the subsequent applause). A crime must be dealt with harshly and summarily - there are no two ways about that. What I find sad is the emergence of movements that always try to
use these crimes (and massage and even fuel the resulting outrage) as stepping stones to a more authoritarian society.
Outrage over a crime
once is natural, twice is personal, again and again and again smacks of some kind of propaganda.
Also, what law? What must change? What numbers? And if the numbers are "with you", what more needs to be done - obviously it (whatever 'it' is) just needs to be put up as a ballot measure or referendum and it will pass, right? Perhaps if you will deign to explain exactly what you are advocating for instead of just chanting slogans, one might be able to understand it better.
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Originally Posted by recluse
And I used "if it preys on the young of humans" because the discussion is about child molestors. Try to stay on point.  |
This part I agree with. My mistake and my apologies. That was sheer meandering on my part (a pet peeve, but that's hardly a good excuse).