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Originally Posted by economics102

I had never heard the argument about how the state cannot legitimately claim ownership of all the land. Very interesting.

Actually, that part is a pretty glaring error in the conceptual structure of the video because there is no such thing as "the state" per se. Given this, the issue becomes even more pointed. If there is no such thing as the state then who, exactly, is claiming ownership of... well, anything to which the "state" label is applied? What does "state

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Today I responded to the post referenced immediately below. I was going to pass on it as it seemed to be just another of the worn out RKBA threads. But something got in me and I said, "oh what the hell, what is one more response in a sea of millions?"

I have been arguing RKBA issues for at least 30 years, all the while casting about to tune my understanding of the issues in question that I might be better equipped to argue against the violations that are put upon us with

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Originally Posted by kathy88

[The extreme religious right] can't legislate morality.

Said the blind man to his deaf daughter...

They think they can and that makes them equally dangerous to those at the other end of the supposed spectrum. Do not fool yourselves into thinking that such people would not have your necks under their boots were they given the opportunity.

Extremists of any flavor, whether religious or otherwise pose essentially equal threats to freedom and if liberty is to

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Continuing on from Part I:

"[Lomax] What do you want from me?

[Devil] I want you to be yourself.

You know, I'll tell you, boy... guilt... it's like a bag of fucking bricks. All you got to do is set it down.

I know what you're going through.

I've been there.

[Lomax's "sister"] Just come here. Come here. Let it go.

[Lomax] I can't do that.

[Devil] Who are you carrying all those

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Generally speaking, I despise so-called "Hollywood". Literally speaking, 99%+++ of what they have produced is not fit for the lowest of human filth to view, much less decent folk - and yes, I am just brash enough to make the distinction between the worst and the better among us in this era of "it's all good" relativism. But there is that almost infinitesimal proportion of work the conception and execution of which has been so keenly inspired as to nearly excuse the hopeless

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