Whirled Peas

A suggestion to gun control peaceniks...the first best solution to the problem of increasing gun violence would be to get every single person on the planet to give up their weapons simultaneously, governments and police included. Upon reflection, that seems like an unrealistic solution. The next best solution, in that case, would be to arm everyone, preferably to the same level at least as local police. Go ahead...beat your plowshares into swords....Monsanto wants you out of business anyway.

The Prison We Voted For

Stealing is wrong. Everyone knows this. Its something that is learned in nearly every culture from an early age. In some cultures, the punishment for this is removal of an appendage. In Western culture, luckily, the punishment is less harsh. In a democracy, voting yourself benefits from someone elses pocket is stealing. I'm not sure why people don't see it that way, but thats exactly what it is. The punishment....the loss of your freedom, when your country goes broke and you run out of pockets to pick. There are ways other than using the power of government to fix what you may see as a "societal ill". Try finding those and using them instead, if you wish to maintain any semblance of freedom in your life. On the other hand, if your goal is to remove peoples freedoms, leave them with nothing, and control their lives from the cradle to the grave, then you're doing an outstanding job....golf clap.