Posted by alexandra_k on November 14, 2005, at 14:54:29
In reply to US Bill of Non-Rights (an email I rec'd), posted by crazy teresa on November 13, 2005, at 19:27:20
> I'm not saying I agree with all of it, but it is pretty funny! ;~}
well... i suppose its good that you got a laugh out of it but i will say that i felt a little offended in response to some of it...
> terminally whiny, guilt ridden, delusional, and other liberal bed-wetters.
sorry, but i don't think thats very nice.
> ARTICLE I: You do not have the right to a new car, big screen TV, or any other form of wealth. More power to you if you can legally acquire them, but no one is guaranteeing anything.
lol. you mean more power to you if the government chooses to grant you exclusive ownership over them, and decides to create laws to enforce the ownership they have granted.
> ARTICLE II: You do not have the right to never be offended. This country is based on freedom, and that means freedom for everyone -- not just you! You may leave the room, turn the channel, express a different opinion, etc.; but the world is full of idiots, and probably always will be.freedom for everyone except suspected terrorists and those who have been incarcerated for acting in protest of the above mentioned law...
> ARTICLE III: You do not have the right to be free from harm. If you stick a screwdriver in your eye, learn to be more careful, do not expect the tool manufacturer to make you and all your relatives independently wealthy.
but where else but america could one expect this? perhaps it isn't right to 'expect' it, but it is surely more of a legitimate possibility in america than most other places in the world...
> ARTICLE IV: You do not have the right to free food and housing. Americans are the most charitable people to be found and will gladly help anyone in need,'most charitable'? stats please... 'gladly help anyone in need'? stats please... so... assisting people in need is considered to be a private, discretionary matter... up to the individual. a super-ogatory act that is morally praiseworthy when you do it, but is in no way something you *should* do (to the point where 'charity' is centralised and considered part of the function of government)
>we are quickly growing weary of subsidizing generation after generation of professional couch potatoes who achieve nothing more than the creation of another generation of professional couch potatoes.
hmm. now that thought doesn't seem very charitable to me...
> ARTICLE V: You do not have the right to free health care. That would be nice, but from the looks of public housing, we're just not interested in public health care.
do you mean that the government doesn't even prioritise housing so of course they aren't going to be prioritising health care?> ARTICLE VI: You do not have the right to physically harm other people. If you kidnap, rape, intentionally maim, or kill someone, don't be surprised if the rest of us want to see you fry in the electric chair.
aw. but they were a terrorist, surely ;-)
> ARTICLE VII: You do not have the right to the possessions of others. If you rob, cheat, or coerce away the goods or services of other citizens, don't be surprised if the rest of us get together and lock you away in a place where you still won't have the right to a big screen color TV or a life of leisure.hmm. dealt with that already i think...
> ARTICLE VIII: You do not have the right to a job.
oh. no right to a job. no right to possessions without a job. no right to life without the possessions that you get from a job...
>All of us sure want you to have a job,
or will condemn you as a 'couch potato' if you do not...
>and will gladly help you along in hard times,
though not so gladly after considering you to be a 'couch potato'...
> but we expect you to take advantage of the opportunities of education and vocational training laid before you to make yourself useful.
opportunities 'laid before you?????'
people who don't have an education and vocational training aren't useful? (that is implied).
> ARTICLE IX: You do not have the right to happiness. Being an American means that you have the right to PURSUE happiness which, by the way, is a lot easier if you are unencumbered by an over abundance of idiotic laws created by those of you who were confused by the Bill of Rights.'idiotic laws'?
> ARTICLE X: This is an English speaking country. We don't care where you are from, English is our language. Learn it or go back to wherever you came from!i don't think the american imigrants had that attitude when they discovered the already established american indians. how many imigrants bothered to learn their language?
> (lastly....)
> ARTICLE XI: You do not have the right to change our country's history or heritage.i think you will find... it is impossible to change the past. not much sense in granting someone the right to flap their arms and fly like a bird when it is impossible for them to do this...
>This country was founded on the belief in one true God.
dare i say... bit of a pain in the *ss that that turned out to be false then...
>And yet, you are given the freedom to believe in any religion, any faith, or no faith at all;
the implication being: even though you are wrong?
>with no fear of persecution.
unless we proclaim your god to be the god of a 'mass militant terrorist organisation'...
> The phrase IN GOD WE TRUST is part of our heritage and history and if you are uncomfortable with it, TOUGH!!!!
rape and torture and genocide is part of the heritage and history of the human race. i don't think saying 'TOUGH!!!' is much of a comeback for those who say that we can do better than how we used to do...
poster:alexandra_k
thread:578330
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/poli/20050924/msgs/578675.html