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What a great ideal. I'd love to live in a society like that. It seems like it wouldn't work, though, if you're living side-by-side with people who just don't gi
by mitochondrion 9y ago
What a great ideal. I'd love to live in a society like that. It seems like it wouldn't work, though, if you're living side-by-side with people who just don't give a damn about police authority, like Italian mobsters or some such.
- jsjohnst 9y agoWhat's with the rampant use of nationality / race / ethnicity in a negative context? Is there something special about organized crime from Italy vs elsewhere that it was relevant to point out? Parent post taken out of context doesn't seem so bad, but I challenge you to take a couple hour break from HN and then come back and reread your comments on this thread. If you come back with an open mind, I assure you you'll see what others meant when they suggested you may be racist / colonialist.
- mitochondrion 9y agoPlease don't misunderstand. I'm neither a racist nor a colonialist — nor a nationalist, for that matter. To the extent that I believe in anything, I believe in civility, meritocracy, and Darwinism. The country and civilization my ancestors built is dead, and there's no bringing it back. But we will build something new, something bigger and better and stronger, and instead of beginning with the words, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal...", it will begin with just these four: "The Know-Nothings were right."