Posted on 03/31/2016 9:02:24 AM PDT by FiddlePig
The nation state historically demands a monopoly on violence and homicide… what’s illegal for the common citizen, is often OK for the government. Wars, executions, police violence against citizens, collection of taxes under threat of prosecution, imprisonment, forced labor and other acts of coercion (aka: laws) are exclusively reserved only for officials of the nation state. In the U.S.A., not since slavery has the private individual been given legal sanction to commit violence against fellow humans... outside of very few exceptions (self-defense… but even that is not universal). There is one lone modern exception: abortion on demand… as was with slavery, the state has sanctioned private sector and citizen violence/homicide against a class of fellow humans (the yet to be born). In fact it has become a multi-billion dollar industry, with legions of lawyers/lobbyists/media and a political party to guard against any proposed prohibitions.
So when Donald Trump or any other politician is asked "if abortion ever again becomes illegal, who gets punished?"… he(she) best not answer. It was of course, a media setup… and Trump ill-advisedly took the bait, giving an honest answer... that things declared illegal when violated, have by definition proscribed punishments (honesty, sadly, is NO LONGER a political virtue). The woman’s “right to choose” to have her progeny “executed” without trial or appeal is the only current case of private sector state sanctioned violence. I suspect “mercy” killing of the sick and old could be soon to follow.
Thank you for your nuanced and measured reply, Chin. Having dealt with primitive shibboliths before, I see where you’re coming from.
If bolding the word fact provides aid for you in understanding simple sentences, I have no problem with that. I also agree with your brilliant ascertain that then may follow if, unless the proper word would actually be than rather than then. Capice?
I’ll end this for now because I only devote three minutes per day to answering if/then questions on FR.
If I may be of further assistance, do feel free to drop me a line, Chin, although I may never respond; the risk is yours.
Have a fabulous day, Chin.
Very well played, sir. I salute you.
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