Reply #32: That is all true and well said [View All]

[zeemike]

But I lean more to individual responsibility than that of a group being responsible just because they can be categorized.
For instance I would be for anyone owning a gun and caring it on there person if they like, but not hidden but in plain view.Caring a concealed weapon should be the crime.
'I would bet that you would see a drop in the number of homicides.
How Can I say that? well it is simple nature. Elk have huge horns that are very Sharp and can do a lot of damage, but when the elk fight they seldom hurt one another but fight it out in a ritualistic manner.
With us humans if someone has a gun strapped to there hip and raises his voice in a threating manner he has committed a crime because he would be implying the use of deadly force. People would have to watch what they say if they packed the heat.
True there is no way to connect Stalin actions with his belief, but there were many true believing party members that just followed orders and highly immoral things that rival any one in our recent history.
And then there is the cultural revolution in China that was just bazaar and they punished anyone that believed in any religion at all.