LIve Free or Die.

Interesting opinion.

Afterburner with Bill Whittle: Live Free or Die - YouTube

Do you know what. He was spot on for the first 7:30 minutes. Couldn't disagree with him at all.

Then he went off on the usual right wing crap and 60 seconds later, I couldn't take any more and turned off.

Such a pity some people cannot make a perfectly balanced and reasoned point without trying to slant it to suit their extreme views :(

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Originally Posted by Knock-on

Do you know what. He was spot on for the first 7:30 minutes. Couldn't disagree with him at all.

Then he went off on the usual right wing crap and 60 seconds later, I couldn't take any more and turned off.

Such a pity some people cannot make a perfectly balanced and reasoned point without trying to slant it to suit their extreme views :(

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To be fair; when I first heard it I agreed with you totally. When I listened again, to the whole thing, what he says is true because in this country, the U.S. of A., the two cannot be separated which is shown with every new law and banning or controlling of item x, y or z.

The seat belt laws are a prime example, especially as in Minn. a seat-belt violation costs as much as being 1-19 miles an hour over the speed limit.

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Originally Posted by Bob Riebe

To be fair; when I first heard it I agreed with you totally. When I listened again, to the whole thing, what he says is true because in this country, the U.S. of A., the two cannot be separated which is shown with every new law and banning or controlling of item x, y or z.

The seat belt laws are a prime example, especially as in Minn. a seat-belt violation costs as much as being 1-19 miles an hour over the speed limit.

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I say, speed on bro, and don't use that belt, so when the guverment mandated airbag pops in your face, and knocks your head plum off the body and into the back seat, well, speeed on bro, hell ain't close to half full....and the road to hell is paved with due process.

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Originally Posted by markabilly

I say, speed on bro, and don't use that belt, so when the guverment mandated airbag pops in your face, and knocks your head plum off the body and into the back seat, well, speeed on bro, hell ain't close to half full....and the road to hell is paved with due process.

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You pay your money and you take your chances.

So far though-- most constabulary, when you are pulled over for speeding, if you are not wearing your seat-belt most often give you only the seat-belt ticket.
I have never gotten both at once.

It's very strange but I used to think that motorsport fans were actually safer than average drivers: we understand the physics and risks of driving and get all our adrenaline kicks on the track so no need to take it onto the public roads. However I notice that in another thread there's someone who seems proud of routinely driving at 120mph on British motorways (although I suspect that may be insecure posturing), and here someone is happy to admit speeding without a seatbelt.

I've no problem with personal freedom, and if people want to kill themselves on the road that's just Darwinism at its ultimate: weeding out the stupid; but RTAs do have a nasty habit of involving innocent people.

I guess there is also a small but very vocal group of bitter, aging, has-been boyracers and grumpy grampas with a chip :p

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Originally Posted by donKey jote

I guess there is also a small but very vocal group of bitter, aging, has-been boyracers and grumpy grampas with a chip :p

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Are you saying you are a part of a large group of aging panti-waists who drop their pants and squat when authorities say crap?

Well, what ever suits your ego.

No.
Learn to read. It's never too late.

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Originally Posted by donKey jote

No.
Learn to read. It's never too late.

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It has seemed to be for you.