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A collection of real-world libertarian, individualist and laissez-faire rants on law, economics, politics, culture and other current events
by an average, everyday lawyer & investment banker and part-time pop scholar.

The Only Thing Worse than Communist Bastards...
(Why aren't you reading this at the new website?)

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...is post-Communist bastards:
A Russian court has affirmed the right of the city of Moscow to reject an application by organizers of a gay pride parade, ruling that there was a legitimate safety concern in banning the parade, though lawyers for the parade organizers said the ban infringes on gay rights.
"Ah yes, Comrade, er, Citizen Faggotov, we must deny you your free speech rights for your own safety! Praise the Party, er, the Motherland for protecting you, nyet? Now go drink some vodka like a good Comrade, er, Citizen!"

Of course, the scam idea of the "Heckler's Veto" is not unknown here in the U.S. Fortunately, the Supreme Court, ever the cabal of "activist judges" has, without exception, rejected such reasoning.

Meanwhile, can you think of other situations where civil liberties are being vacated in the name of "our own safety"? Think hard...

Aren't you glad we won the Cold War? Can you even tell that we won it?

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Meanwhile, that long-standing nexus of progressive tolerance, South Africa, has taken another step toward full marriage equality for gays. Go figure.

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Posted by Kip on 24 August 2006


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