[920] in libertarians
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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Chris Obear)
Mon Apr 24 08:00:35 1995
Date: Mon, 24 Apr 1995 07:57:22 -0400
To: sethf@MIT.EDU
From: chris@shore.net (Chris Obear)
Cc: libertarians@MIT.EDU
>sethf@MIT.EDU said:
>
>Militia Movement people are NOT necessarily your friends.
>Yes, they love guns and hate liberals, but that does not a Libertarian
>make (I hope!). Ask them what they think
Why don't you, before telling all what "they" think?
Few share every view, certainly not every "Libertarian" view, look at your
own party.
I do share most small and big "L" views, including all you stated below. I
also hold many scary views, to some people. Like L. Neil Smith, I beleive
the unalienable individual, civil, Constitutional, and human right of every
man, woman, and responsible child to obtain, own, and carry, openly or
concealed, any weapon, any time, any place, without asking anyone's permission.
Do you?
>about legalizing currently
>illegal drugs. Or prostitution. Or what their opinion is of
>homosexually. Or burning flags. Some of these guys are downright scary,
>just read some of their discussion. Don't fall into the trap that anyone
>who criticizes the government is therefore good - and agrees with you on
>anything else. This is a segment of American society that has long
>historical roots, we're just hearing about them a lot now because they
>represent the armed end of extreme right-wing politics that's being
>trumpeted.
Know any of the history? Or are you just trying to paint a picture?
We all know the people face a backlash now, and we also know another simple
truth. Fear and anger causes the rational to work to change the system. It
can also cause the unbalanced to lash out in a despicable fashion. The
gov't has two choices now. They can investigate not only the militias, but
also bring the many abuses of their own power to justice. Or, they can
ignore the anger, and attack the people, making it worse.
>They DO have extreme right-wing views, make no mistake about
>that. There's been a sort of white-washing, an attempt to imply that
>they are being smeared by the government just because they support gun
>rights.
You can see the demonization going on right now in the media, do you admit
being influenced by it?
>So who wants to volunteer to be moderator of misc.activism.militia?
I take it you *don't* wish to speak for "them" anymore?
Chris
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"When they took the fourth amendment, I was quiet because I didn't deal drugs.
When they took the sixth amendment, I was quiet because I was innocent.
When they took the second amendment, I was quiet because I didn't own a gun.
Now they've taken the first amendment, and I can say nothing about it."
