Good post, Emily.1st off, this is another non-sequitur.No, your first sentence is a non-sequitur. I didnt say all people are good, or that people are good all of the time. Do you know your question included the word, "basically." YOURE THE ONE that framed things this way, and you're taking my answer based on the basic, and challenging it in terms of the specific.So these evil political figures are space aliens, or are they simply a reflection of the society from which they came?
Additionally, who threw the Jews in the ovens? Hitler?
Why did the Catholic church remain so silent during the Holocaust?
Why did FDR not let more Jews flee to America?
People are basically good, eh?
I don't buy it!
Your inability to critically think may be why you're so easily brain-washed by Religions.
So if people are basically good, then we really should allow people to arm themselves instead of ban guns.
Additionally, the never ending number of laws and regulations passed by government are unnecessary, correct?
I'm pro-liberty where it doesn't infringe on anyone else's.
That includes for gun rights, so....moot point.
To the question regarding Laws, that's also a non-sequitur. You CONTINUE to not understand that "basically" does not mean "everyone," so I'm not sure I understand what the fuck the problem is.
The Laws are there to prevent folks from doing harm to society, not everyone is a good guy.
If people were basically good, then we would not need government.
If people were basically good, we would not need car insurance
If people were basically good, then we would not need to lock our doors at night.
If people were basically good, then we would not need lawyers, etc.
No Votto cc: G.T.
Being basically good is not the same as being perfectly good.
Even married people, even good friends who know each other well,
BENEFIT from "writing up agreements" so we communicate what we consent to
and what to do if something changes, what is the process we agree to?
So we still need laws and govt to manage "social contracts" or agreements
when "something goes wrong" or "conflicts arise"
Even good law abiding people don't run around conducting business without a contract!