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>> Indymedia and Me? That hurts! Come now, we have both been subjected to far worse :-) >> While asylum seekers may leave the country whenever they please, the fact
>> remains the state coercively took land from someone, and controls it by mob
>> rule. And your solution is to allow an even larger mob in to try to control it
for themselves. Just because the government steals your wealth through the
taxation system is not justification for stealing a commonwealth car. >> Surely you don't think M1 protestors are a good way to declare a Mc
>> Donald?s closed for business due to repairs? Yes, the government stole it. Who do you think it ought to be handed back
to? The Aborigines? Regardless - when it is handed back, then it will no longer
be my business. >> Where did you get 87% support of Tampa? How come the liberals didn't get this
>> in the general election following? 87% came from the polls conducted just after the event. People may approve
of a particular action, but still vote for someone else - particularly if the
other guy, ie Kim (Fatboy) Beasley, goes along with it. >> John Howard?s mandate is built on a bad
>> electoral system and faulty definitions of property rights. I think his mandate
>> more or less arises from the fact he is the SAS's paymaster. John Howard's mandate is built on democracy. The electoral system is just
fine - it's a democratic electoral system. The problem is the people in the
democracy. If 51% of Australians became libertarians, then we would become a
libertarian state by Christmas. But don't hold your breath.
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