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In reply to the discussion: Please Be Brave Enough To Respond To This Poll [View all]Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)40. We as a society can be "afraid" of lots of things, from pot to plutonium.
In some cases, like that of pot, the societal fear is far greater than the (negligible) danger, and as such has led to disproportionate assaults on liberty.
Plutonium, OTOH, should not be lightly fucked around with.
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When was the last time you saw a poll at DU that was not an embarassing push poll?
grantcart
Feb 2013
#13
Now I'm really confused. Are you saying that Benjamin Franklin favored mass-murder?
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2013
#21
Your reply led me to believe that your intention in this poll has something to do with guns.
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2013
#32
Well we are the most unjustifiably terrified nation on earth, and consequently becoming
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2013
#34
I think your thread title is manipulative crap & I think your poll is too abstract to mean anything.
patrice
Feb 2013
#19
It's A Statement Of Philosophy From One Of The Guys That Put THIER Lives On The Line For Us All...
WillyT
Feb 2013
#29
I believe I mentioned it's relevance within it's own context a DIFFERENT time & set of circumstances
patrice
Feb 2013
#31
"It is absurd, the pretending to be lovers of liberty while they grudge paying for
msanthrope
Feb 2013
#24
In general I disagree with this libertarian claptrap. Howevr I do think that one
geckosfeet
Feb 2013
#30
We as a society can be "afraid" of lots of things, from pot to plutonium.
Warren DeMontague
Feb 2013
#40
I would vote to agree with Franklin while also agreeing that part of living in a civilized
geek tragedy
Feb 2013
#51