JS-Kit/Echo comments for article at http://smallestminority.blogspot.com/2003/07/mistake-free-people-get-to-make-only.html (10 comments)

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jsid-1058305654-255888  Francis W. Porretto at Tue, 15 Jul 2003 21:47:34 +0000

First rate stuff, Kevin.

jsid-1058325495-255889  Kevin Baker at Wed, 16 Jul 2003 03:18:15 +0000

Thank you, though I'm not completely pleased with the way it turned out. It's a bit clunky.

jsid-1058334727-255891  Kim du Toit at Wed, 16 Jul 2003 05:52:07 +0000

Ugh.

Did you have to link to that statist fuckwit at potowmack.org?

jsid-1058359978-255892  Kevin Baker at Wed, 16 Jul 2003 12:52:58 +0000

Yes I did. He makes a perfect counterpoint.

jsid-1058364637-255893  SayUncle at Wed, 16 Jul 2003 14:10:37 +0000

Nice job, kevin.

jsid-1058391680-255903  refugee at Wed, 16 Jul 2003 21:41:20 +0000

Thank you for giving my comments concerning the practice of personal sovereignty a wider audience.

The Eric S. Raymond quote came from his highly-recommended essay, "Ethics from the Barrel of a Gun", available at http://www.catb.org/~esr/guns/gun-ethics.html .

jsid-1058397070-255905  Kevin Baker at Wed, 16 Jul 2003 23:11:10 +0000

You're welcome. It was very pointed and eloquent, and was the catalyst for this essay. Thanks for writing it.

I'll modify the post to include the link to Raymond's piece.

jsid-1107871823-275724  Rob G at Tue, 08 Feb 2005 14:10:23 +0000

Mmm I like the letter you quoted. If anyone has to hold a gun, it should probably be someone who thinks that they are morally sovereign (read: I decide what's right and wrong).

jsid-1107875034-275749  Kevin Baker at Tue, 08 Feb 2005 15:03:54 +0000

Didn't you just object that "what barbarian invading forces did is no proof text on morality"?

I'm sure they believed themselves "morally sovereign."

jsid-1121362650-304670  Abject Disappointment at Thu, 14 Jul 2005 17:37:30 +0000

Very impressive. I offer my humble thanks for putting into words ideals I could not hope to do justice to.

Thank you, sir.

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