You are one of "two" people on a malfunctioning airplane with
only one parachute. How would you react?
Atheist: you refuse to accept the parachute without proof
that it will work.
Republican: as you jump out with the parachute, you tell them to work
hard and not expect handouts
Democrat: you ask them for a dollar to buy scissors so you can cut
the parachute into two equal pieces.
Libertarian: after reminding them of their constitutional right to
have a parachute, you take it and jump out.
National Rifle Association: you shoot them and take the parachute.
Environmentalist: you refuse to use the parachute unless it is
biodegradable.
Economics: you plot a demand curve by asking them, at regular
intervals, how much they would pay for a parachute.
Internal Revenue Service: you confiscate the parachute along with
their luggage, wallet, and gold fillings
Auto Mechanic: as long as you are looking at the plane engine,
it works fine
Surgeon General: you issue a warning that skydiving can be hazardous
to your health
Originally posted by iamrootA true Christian would already have faith in Jesus, so he would assist the other person with putting on the parachute, and tell him to pull the cord after counting to 5 upon exiting the plane; then the Christian would sit in the pilot's seat jubilantly expecting paradise upon impact...at which time his/her troubles are over for eternity....
Christians: You put your faith in God and jump without a parachute.
Originally posted by WajomaActually, I'd say she hit it right on the head...
You have little understanding of libertarianism, hence your joke falls flat :-/
Libertarians are Republicans who want to be disassociated with the Rush Limbaugh crowd... 😛
[edit] did I say she? sorry, I don't really know if the original poster is a he or a she...
Originally posted by SuzianneYou don't have a constitutional right to any property (the metaphorical parachute) unless you've earned it. Who does the parachute belong to?
Actually, I'd say she hit it right on the head...
Libertarians are Republicans who want to be disassociated with the Rush Limbaugh crowd... 😛
[edit] did I say she? sorry, I don't really know if the original poster is a he or a she...
Liberarians are as opposed to the limits to personal freedoms espoused by the right as they are to economic freedoms, a favourite lefty hobby horse.
Originally posted by Wajoma"opposed to the limits to personal freedoms espoused by the right"
You don't have a constitutional right to any property (the metaphorical parachute) unless you've earned it. Who does the parachute belong to?
Liberarians are as opposed to the limits to personal freedoms espoused by the right as they are to economic freedoms, a favourite lefty hobby horse.
You're kidding, right?
Last I heard, it was the republicans who were pushing for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriages...
(and that's funny, because I always felt that the constitution and its amendments were for securing freedoms, not taking them away... but I guess it's okay, as long as you're taking other people's rights away, but not your own...)
[edit] hmmm, it seems I missed the point... you meant that the "right" is for limits to personal freedoms, yet libertarians are opposed to them... ok, I get it now... at first I thought you meant that the "right" espouses personal freedoms 🙁
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Originally posted by Suzianne<<< is a he. No worries
Actually, I'd say she hit it right on the head...
Libertarians are Republicans who want to be disassociated with the Rush Limbaugh crowd... 😛
[edit] did I say she? sorry, I don't really know if the original poster is a he or a she...
Originally posted by SuzianneTruthfully, i think marriage is a church issue and not a political issue, and I could care less if gay people got married or not....
"opposed to the limits to personal freedoms espoused by the right"
You're kidding, right?
Last I heard, it was the republicans who were pushing for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriages...
(and that's funny, because I always felt that the constitution and its amendments were for [b]securing freedoms, not taking them away... but I ...[text shortened]... l freedoms, yet libertarians are opposed to them... ok, I get it now...
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and if they are going to ban gay people from getting married, might as well ban athiests, rapists, murderers, adulterers, thiefs, and anyone else not in "the Lord's" favor. If that were the case, we'd all be banned from getting married, cuz everyone "sins"...
Whoever invented God was a real piece of work....
Originally posted by iamroot
Truthfully, i think marriage is a church issue and not a political issue, and I could care less if gay people got married or not....
I think the republicans' main contention is that according rights to one set of people somehow undermines their own rights... which is just plain stupid... maybe that's why it took until 1964 to get the Civil Rights Act...