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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 10:06 PM Original message |
Poll question: "An armed society is a polite society" most closely articulates which of the following doctrines: |
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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
1. Your reflections in forming an opinion would, of course, also be appreciated. |
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leeloo (153 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 10:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Well i voted other because i have no idea what your poll is about. |
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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 10:24 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Vietnamization was Nixon's plan |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 10:29 PM Response to Reply #6 |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
3. Other |
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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 10:26 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Perhaps better to frame it as "non-bellicose" rather than "polite," then....say, |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 12:07 AM Response to Reply #7 |
15. It's about the |
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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 12:40 AM Response to Reply #15 |
20. I was relating to self restraint, which is a way to run society. At least one way, in part - |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 12:55 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Self restraint, |
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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 01:01 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. There is a distinction, |
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Callisto32 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 07:01 AM Response to Reply #20 |
26. I'm not sure self restraint is appropriate, either; depending upon about whom we are talking. |
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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 09:45 AM Response to Reply #26 |
30. I think your second paragraph is where the DA was going with his statement. |
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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 10:28 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Perhaps, instead, a "fearful" society? |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 12:08 AM Response to Reply #8 |
16. I think |
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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 10:53 AM Response to Reply #16 |
35. But the issue is, the DA clearly expects the arming of society would |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 12:33 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. I can't speak for |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
4. Wasn't it Wyatt Earp who said that? |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 10:22 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. I don't think so. |
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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 10:30 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. I'm a forty five year fan of Heinlein. But my memory is damaged...what book? Perhaps |
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X_Digger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 10:46 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Or maybe 'The Man Who Sold the Moon'.. ahh |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 11:56 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. I really can't say for sure. |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 12:05 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Beyond This Horizon ... |
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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 12:15 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. The title is familiar, but the synopsis isn't ringing the bell. Heinlein tackled many |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 12:20 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Heinlein is one of my favorite writers ... |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 12:41 AM Response to Reply #14 |
21. Here's a movie suggestion. |
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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 12:47 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Not to be confused |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 09:34 PM Response to Reply #5 |
40. Ah, but Wyatt Earp pushed to ban guns from town -- |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 12:23 AM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Heh. Whatever. nt |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
13. I became a much more polite individual when I got my first CCW... |
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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 12:10 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Glad to know you. Me too. |
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jazzhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 03:33 AM Response to Reply #13 |
42. Again on the subject of fear........... |
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Euromutt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 01:58 AM Response to Original message |
25. I opted for "Other" because I'm not sure "Rational Self-Interest" entirely covered it |
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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 10:01 AM Response to Reply #25 |
31. Ah, perhaps there's a little "All of the Above" implied by the principle... |
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Callisto32 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 07:05 AM Response to Original message |
27. MAD seems to be the favorite, and I am not sure why. |
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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 10:05 AM Response to Reply #27 |
32. I thought the principle as stated by the DA implied a universally armed society.... |
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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 10:25 AM Response to Reply #27 |
33. You're right about MAD. The doctrine is one thought to effect deterrence of agressive behavior. |
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Callisto32 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 05:56 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. I think the same thing. |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
28. We can learn a lesson from evolution here. |
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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 10:29 AM Response to Reply #28 |
34. Good observations. I think you're suggesting nature displays a respect for the probability of MAD, |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
29. Other - True liberty, which scares the crap out of authoritarians of all stripes |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
37. heinleinism - it was a joke, not serious, full of the stupid. |
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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 08:22 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. res ipsa loquitur - ding, ding, ding....I think we have a winner: |
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