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To: Crim

People who make “Security over freedom” arguments with no other consideration are generally a)Sheep and b)Poor students of history. EVERY and I truly mean every, authoritarian govt. in history (dating back to a couple of thousand years) have used/overblown the fear of external threats as a convenient reason for increasing their stranglehold on power. Its like Power grab 101. An there are always suckers like you who buy one of the oldest con acts in the world like sheep.


136 posted on 02/09/2011 12:16:57 PM PST by kroll
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To: kroll

“People who make “Security over freedom” arguments with no other consideration are generally a)Sheep and b)Poor students of history. EVERY and I truly mean every, authoritarian govt. in history (dating back to a couple of thousand years) have used/overblown the fear of external threats as a convenient reason for increasing their stranglehold on power. Its like Power grab 101. An there are always suckers like you who buy one of the oldest con acts in the world like sheep.”

Vs:

“You have used a)Appeal to Fear, and. b)Circumstantial Ad Hominem.”

I bet you see no irony in this.


139 posted on 02/09/2011 12:45:36 PM PST by Crim (The Obama Doctrine : A doctrine based on complete ignorance,applied with extreme incompetence..)
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To: kroll

Well said.


140 posted on 02/09/2011 1:12:56 PM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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