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Date:   Tue, 21 May 2002 16:39:03 -0700
Reply-To:   Eric Spletzer <eric@SENIORNET.ORG>
Sender:   Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:   Eric Spletzer <eric@SENIORNET.ORG>
Subject:   Bumper Stickers (RANT)
In-Reply-To:   <11d.11637981.2a1c2c4c@aol.com>
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Sorry but I have to chime in....

On 5/21/02 4:03 PM, "Jeff Sibley" <Sibleyjm@AOL.COM> wrote:

> freedom is NEVER immature and by the way, everyone deserves it.....my kids > are going to PRIVATE SCHOOL anyhow...

A foolish consistency, Jeff..... Stand by that freedom, and I pity the person you hit.

Just drive safe everyone. And remember that it IS in fact illegal to drive with a cell phone without the hands free set in New York, and will soon be in California too.

Free country - what an absurd, overused, oversimplified notion. Last I checked, most of our laws start with, "Thou shalt not....." Try reading some Rousseau and you might learn some of the basic tenets of modern democracy, e.g. the social contract. Individual freedom is balanced with (some might say 'compromised by') the common good. Anyone who says otherwise, ie the annoying bully who decides he can do whatever he wants because, 'It's a free country', is an idiot.

BTW - Who gives a shit about whether your kids go to private school? Is that supposed to nullify Debra's comments? Does this exempt both you and them from basic courtesy?

On that note, I'm going to be a total hypocrite and ask, CAN WE PLEASE END THIS THREAD!?!?!?!

Sorry to rant. Insulting California just sets me off.

-eric ---------------------- '85 Vanagon GL Westfalia Camper (Moby) San Francisco, CA

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