The argument is .....

Publius — 12/22/2004 12:43:19 AM (archived)

Between man as natural man, and man as civilized man living in a society.

Natural man wants no restrictions, objects and revolts against them and accepts he has the right to kill as well as the need to be able to protect himself because some other natural man might want to kill him.

Civilized man wants all other men to be controlled to the extent that the controlls that constrain him, controll them and offer him protection.

Each of us is a combination of man in the natural state and man in the civilized state. This is the basis of stress. This is also part of the evolutionary process that started about 12,000 years ago when man started farming and thus gained neighbors who also started farming. Getting along, and politics began then also.

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R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. comments on new Senate minority leader. - Tom Brosz - 12/9/2004 6:38:41 PM
- a government as good as Sweden? - FrankC - 12/12/2004 6:38:00 PM
  - Rating - Mary Anne - 12/13/2004 12:25:22 AM
    - Maybe it's a character flaw - FrankC - 12/13/2004 3:38:52 AM
      - Re: handguns - Mary Anne - 12/13/2004 2:43:31 PM
        
        re: Re: handguns - Publius - 12/13/2004 3:35:54 PM
        
        re: Re: handguns - Tom Brosz - 12/13/2004 5:04:47 PM
        
        Also... - Larry J - 12/13/2004 6:21:20 PM
        
        So you would understand....... - Publius - 12/22/2004 12:33:06 AM
        
        re: "The simple act of regulating and licensing something doesn't necessarily translate into safety." - alcaray - 12/13/2004 6:41:03 PM
        
        Doubtful - Larry J - 12/13/2004 7:34:34 PM
        
        Dunno how the whacky folks in CO handle it - alcaray - 12/13/2004 11:08:35 PM
        
        Take a test at 16 and drive until you die, same as everywhere else - Larry J - 12/14/2004 1:41:46 AM
        
        A smartass responds - Tony - 12/14/2004 7:35:16 PM
        
        Dumbass would be more like it. - Larry J - 12/14/2004 8:09:15 PM
        
        Q. How do you know when Larry is losing an argument - Tony - 12/14/2004 9:17:41 PM
        
        How do you know - gbaikie - 12/23/2004 8:33:39 AM
        
        Thanks, buddy - alcaray - 12/14/2004 7:45:24 PM
        
        re: Re: handguns - FrankC - 12/13/2004 3:11:16 PM
        
        The argument is ..... - Publius - 12/22/2004 12:43:19 AM
        
        You know, when you stop and think about it... - Tom Brosz - 12/22/2004 6:46:10 AM
        
        Thinking about it, .................. - Publius - 12/22/2004 4:14:32 PM
- "florid vanity" LOL! This guy is a funny partisan goof. (n/t) - alcaray - 12/9/2004 9:09:55 PM

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