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From: sorgatz@ttidca.UUCP ( Avatar)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: defense & Civilization
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Date: Tue, 16-Apr-85 17:44:36 EST
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Posted: Tue Apr 16 17:44:36 1985
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< munch! gobble! chomp! chew! Why don't "THEY" fix this bug? >
  With all due respect, Regard, it seems to me that your flame about the
subject of personal defense vs. The Right to Bear Arms is a bit of a
'Paper-Tiger'! The fact is that this "civilization" stuff is a very thin
veneer, that hardly covers the true nature of Humanity. Some examples; the
recent (and continuing!) starvation/drought in Africa is hearlded by the
great British in a most unusual fashion; while people in the USA are doing
what they can to help, the British government allowed the export of 1000's
of gallons of English GIN to the government-class in these same afflicted
areas! Does that sound like a civilized thing to do? Personal defense is
rooted in the belief that one must survive, if the weapons available are
guns, so be it! Make no mistake, the survivor can do so without the use
of fire-arms. I simply prefer to keep my Constitutional Rights intact, and
my options of defense open.
 Your point about Japan being over-worked as a society model is well taken.
I think the people who point to it in this fashion are unaware of the real
nature of and mindset that has been present there for centuries. enuf!

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Erik K. Sorgatz
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