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Asgara
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Message 6 of 301 (297637)
03-23-2006 5:18 PM
Reply to: Message 4 by iano
03-23-2006 5:14 PM


There is a big difference in behaviors that you know you probably shouldn't yet still do, smoking for instance, and actively seeking to stop others from having the right to do something that you yourself do.
To use the smoking analogy...When I smoked I understood it wasn't a good habit. I did it but I let others know that I didn't like what I was doing. I never tried to legally stop them from behaving in a way that I did myself. Now, if I actively tried to make it illegal for anyone other than myself to smoke that would be the height of hypocracy.

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Asgara
Member (Idle past 2302 days)
Posts: 1783
From: Wisconsin, USA
Joined: 05-10-2003


Message 9 of 301 (297640)
03-23-2006 5:30 PM
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03-23-2006 5:22 PM


Message 7 doesn't apply. I have never actively sought to make it illegal for anyone OTHER than me to speed. I have never actively sought to make it illegal for anyone OTHER than me to do anything. I have never actively sought to make something illegal, decided that "I" needed to do it myself, then went back to attempting to make sure that no one else had the choice that I made.
It is a very different scenario to have some questionable behavior, (smoking), or to have broken the law, (speeding), and understand that these behaviors aren't good ideas. Its called taking responsibility for these behaviors.
"I know I shouldn't smoke, its a dangerous nasty habit, but I do. I hope you don't start smoking too."
How is this the same as "Abortion is murder, it should be illegal for EVERYONE to have an abortion... except me."
AbE: I thought you gave up on our fair share of the web.
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