This equation of moral correctness=superior intellect is annoying, to say the least. ... "....death penalty opponents have a major stake in convincing people that the system deals adequately with criminals short of killing them, and that an abolition of the death penalty won't lead to other dubious European practices, such as gun confiscation, short sentences for violent criminals, and an emphasis on punishing citizens for acting in self-defense against criminals, all of which is widespread in the death-penalty-free European countries. ... Rummel at September 28, 2003 09:34 PM Commen...

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I would like to compare the whole Hapsburg-Europe equation with what the Soviet Union did in the 1980's. ... It had the best weapons systems in the world but yet it fell after invading poor and medieval Afghanistan. ...

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