Aquila
Monkey God
- Joined
- Sep 23, 2002
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Ladies and gentlemen boys and girls, children of all ages, big, little tall and small. I invite you once again to take a walk down my synaptic pathways and into the mind of me, your friendly neighborhood madman.
Step right up and don't mind the puddled grey goo on the floor, mind where you wander, or the mind goblins will get you.
On personal responsibility
It seems to me that humanity has lost touch with the simple concept of personal responsibility. You know, being able to step up and admit your faults as well as your strengths. Taking credit and blame for your actions and decisions. etc.
For instance.
How is it that the manufacturer of a product is responsible for the use of that product by an individual? case in point the recent law suit down here in florida against a gun manufacturer that resulted in a 1.2 million dollar payout because it was said to be partly the gun manufacturers fault... a gun is a tool, how it is used is up to the user.
We as a society seem to wish to litigate everything, to spread blame for actions accross as broad a base as possible. so as to lessen our personal responsibility.
Steal a car? must be a video games fault.
Beat your children? you must have been abused too.
Rape a woman? you must have been lonley all your life. or your mommy didnt pay enough attention to you.
Kill your children by drowning them in a tub? you where depressed.
Snipe people at random? society must have ostracized you for your secret gay life.
When do people stop giving reasons, and start accepting the burdens of their own decisions and actions?
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On to drugs, I personally detest them, and dont use them. however I could care less if you do, so why not make them legal? if something affects only you? who cares what you do. I might not choose to socialize with you but thats just a consequence of the choice to do drugs. Now, so long as you don't involve other people. should you drive intoxicated or drugged up and smash someone with the car. then I believe you should stand trial with charges added on top of whatever it is you did. because you KNEW that the drug would mess with your ability to reason, you should have taken proper precautions as to not be in a situation like that. again a personal responsibility thing
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Freedom of speech is all fine and dandy, say whatever it is you like to. but why do it anonymously? why can't you own up to what you say?
and thats it for this brain nugget.
Step right up and don't mind the puddled grey goo on the floor, mind where you wander, or the mind goblins will get you.
On personal responsibility
It seems to me that humanity has lost touch with the simple concept of personal responsibility. You know, being able to step up and admit your faults as well as your strengths. Taking credit and blame for your actions and decisions. etc.
For instance.
How is it that the manufacturer of a product is responsible for the use of that product by an individual? case in point the recent law suit down here in florida against a gun manufacturer that resulted in a 1.2 million dollar payout because it was said to be partly the gun manufacturers fault... a gun is a tool, how it is used is up to the user.
We as a society seem to wish to litigate everything, to spread blame for actions accross as broad a base as possible. so as to lessen our personal responsibility.
Steal a car? must be a video games fault.
Beat your children? you must have been abused too.
Rape a woman? you must have been lonley all your life. or your mommy didnt pay enough attention to you.
Kill your children by drowning them in a tub? you where depressed.
Snipe people at random? society must have ostracized you for your secret gay life.
When do people stop giving reasons, and start accepting the burdens of their own decisions and actions?
[SHIFT IN TOUGHT PATTERN]
On to drugs, I personally detest them, and dont use them. however I could care less if you do, so why not make them legal? if something affects only you? who cares what you do. I might not choose to socialize with you but thats just a consequence of the choice to do drugs. Now, so long as you don't involve other people. should you drive intoxicated or drugged up and smash someone with the car. then I believe you should stand trial with charges added on top of whatever it is you did. because you KNEW that the drug would mess with your ability to reason, you should have taken proper precautions as to not be in a situation like that. again a personal responsibility thing
[ANOTHER SHIFT]
Freedom of speech is all fine and dandy, say whatever it is you like to. but why do it anonymously? why can't you own up to what you say?
and thats it for this brain nugget.
Aquila
