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In reply to the discussion: Let's ban the word "gun" from DU [View all]AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)21. Mandate?
Have you crossed the line and are now willing to accept authoritarianism?
Or, maybe, accept authoritarianism "just this once"? For just this exception?
Rationalwiki has a related post regarding the phenomenon of authoritarianism:
"Authoritarianism is a very interesting phenomenon. Its adherents don't necessarily want to "tell you what to do" - as long as, if they disagree with you, someone else in power will tell you what to do.
"It is this honoring of power over reason that makes an authoritarian. The authoritarian loves rules, and loves to apply them.
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Authoritarianism
Will you be unhappy if there are old-fashion liberals such as myself who don't like following mandates and won't follow your proposed mandate? I've never been very good at following authoritarians. I won't start now.
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Henceforth, "shit multipliers" will be used to refer to lead acceleration devices.
Agnosticsherbet
Jul 2013
#2
Meh. Lets ban all guns. Start with the military and police first (they are, after all, folks like us
The Straight Story
Jul 2013
#3
More likely than not, those who would get behind such an idea would get far behind.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2013
#23