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To: freeeee
The left sees discrimination as immoral. The right sees pornography as immoral.

Democrats think that they can force their personal beliefs on everyone (just like forcing the boyscouts to accept gay leaders). Libertarians think that they can deprive everyone of any kind of standards, whatsoever (creating chaos). True conservatives see that through communities, and groups (like the boy scouts) we can share morals and standards and function as our founders intended.

107 posted on 02/19/2002 8:15:50 AM PST by Texaggie79
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To: Texaggie79; Roscoe
Democrats think that they can force their personal beliefs on everyone (just like forcing the boyscouts to accept gay leaders).

...and (someone else) forcing their personal beliefs upon those who wish to view objectionable material, is what? Yes, "forcing their personal beliefs on everyone" - the very same charge you throw at your opponent.

Libertarians think that they can deprive everyone of any kind of standards, whatsoever (creating chaos).

How would you have chaos without initiation of fraud or force? How does a society of voluntary contractual obligations lend itself towards anarchy? The two are mutually exclusive.

True conservatives see that through communities, and groups (like the boy scouts) we can share morals and standards and function as our founders intended.

Communities are not voluntary associations, such as the Scouts. Furthermore, unlike individuals within voluntary associations, communities hold no rights.

"True conservatives" believe in the 9th and 10th Amendments, and would hold that communities can do what they like. I believe you are one of those "true conservatives". Too many in your party however, would enforce their moral values over the entire country. Go ask Roscoe if he wants the fed to arrest Larry Flynt.

122 posted on 02/19/2002 8:36:42 AM PST by freeeee
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