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Old 07-20-2003, 06:00 AM   #68 (permalink)
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Originally posted by Lebell
You've hit on one of the major philosophical differences between conservatives and liberals.

It also directly relates to why I am a centrist.
What's the centrist point of view on this?

I have to agree with Kadath on this - I have known too many people who were disturbingly ignorant to trust "the people" to make the right decisions when it comes to how to treat other people. How many times on this board do we have to correct someone who thinks that "democracy" means "majority rules"? Do you really think that the population in the 60s would have, on its own, adapted to the demands of blacks if the government had not stepped in with legislation? Doesn't it disturb you that 70-some percent of people think that the 9/11 hijackers were Iraqi, or that about the same percent think we've found WMD in Iraq? I'm personally not really excited about the prospect of having my fellow Americans decide for me what's right and what's not.

Now, is having the government decide that a better solution? Hell if I know. But at least in the area of civil rights it seems to be working.
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