[Vision2020] Hmmm . . .

[Dave]

No "paranoid" is when you turn out an obviously (self) incapacitated kid 
into a frigid night (to die!) because you are "afraid".  Which is what 
as I understand at least two Moscow residents (note that I didn't say 
"citizens") did.

Dave


On 2/19/2013 7:02 PM, Paul Rumelhart wrote:
>
> What's paranoid about locking up when you're out and being ready to 
> defend yourself when you're at home when there is a known burglar in 
> the area?  Being prepared is not the same thing as being paranoid.  If 
> someone is crazy enough to break into your home while you are there, 
> you can go ahead and classify that as a situation fraught with danger, 
> in which case having some means to protect yourself might be called 
> for.  There are plenty of reasonable scenarios where a would-be 
> burglar happens upon a member of the household when he thought the 
> place was empty that could end up very badly for the person he 
> stumbled upon.  If the burglar knew you were at home and invaded the 
> home anyway, then you've definitely got a problem if you are happily 
> unarmed.
>
> Better to have that gun when you need it than not.  If guns frighten 
> you, which I find hard to believe because of your military background, 
> then at least pick up a good aluminum baseball bat.
>
> Do you think I'm paranoid because I keep a set of jumper cables in my 
> trunk in case my battery dies and I need a jump from a kind stranger?  
> Are you one of those people that joyously flit from situation to 
> situation relying on the gods to keep you out of trouble?
>
> Paul
>
> On 02/19/2013 01:18 PM, Tom Hansen wrote:
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>> Paranoia . . . self-destroya.
>>
>> Seeya round town, Moscow, because . . .
>>
>> "Moscow Cares"
>> http://www.MoscowCares.com
>> Tom "Proud to be a Filthy Liberal Scum" Hansen
>> Moscow, Idaho
>>
>> "There's room at the top they are telling you still
>> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill
>> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
>>
>> - John Lennon
>>
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