All politics is force. It’s more obvious when you are dealing with the police and the military, because they carry guns. But those guns are used only to enforce policies mandated by people who do not carry guns themselves. My general rule is: If you are not willing to put a gun to your neighbor’s head over the issue, then you should not be willing to vote to have somebody else put a gun to your neighbor’s head over the issue. Which puts cowboy-poetry festivals, getting monkeys high on cocaine, and other government-sponsored shenanigans into a very different perspective.
I ripped that out of an interview of Kevin Williamson about his book.
I always like to hear what he has to say.I will have to get the book.
I ripped that out of an interview of Kevin Williamson about his book.
I always like to hear what he has to say.I will have to get the book.