Re: Apple II Reference Manual ("Red Book")

[pausch@saafNOSPAM.se (Paul Schlyter)]

In article <20000418234249.00134.00002148@ng-cf1.aol.com>,
Regnirps <regnirps@aol.com> wrote:
 
> pausch@saafNOSPAM.se  (Paul Schlyter) wrote:
> 
>>The other extreme -- moral absolutism, without compromises -- is probably
>>just as unbearable.  Consider for instance the religious right in the
>>USA, or their musil fellows in countries like Afghanistan or Iran...
> 
> The so-called religious right (so called because they are originally left
> wing
 
FYI: left wingers tend to be atheists, not religious....
 
> or non-participants) is harmless.
 
Some of them have killed doctors and nurses because these doctors and
nurses do abortions.  I wouldn't call such murderers "harmless"....
 
And they're also influencing your educational system: in many US
schools, the biblical creation myth is now given the same weight as
the scientific hypotheses....
 
Watch out!  They're not as harmless as you think....
 
> They can't even agree among themselves. It's the Left that knows how
> to organize and run your life.
 
:-) ....you're still afraid of communism I see.....
 
>>As usual, a sensible middle ground is best.
> 
>>BTW, in the USA it's considered OK to kill people in some
>>circumstances: if the government and/or the so-called "justice
>>system" does the killing.  Capital punishment has a lot of supporters
>>in the US -- so obviously there are many americans who think it's
>>right to kill some unpopular people.
> 
> In my state you don't need the government. You can use deadly force in
> self defense or if you witness a fellony assault in progress and come to
> the aid of the victim or if "a reasonable person" would feel their life
> is in danger. The State has a "shall issue" law that requires the police
> to issue a concealed pistol permit to anyone who can pass some simple
> requirments.
> 
> In Vermont you don't even need a permit and have close to total freedom.
> Nearby in Massachusetts (Ted Kennedy land) you have to have a permit to
> OWN a pistol, rifle, shotgun, BB gun, or air gun.
> 
> It varies from state to state. In some you can defend property with deadly
> force, as is only proper.
 
I guess you gave some good examples of moral relativism......
 
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