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United States is an ugly place to live. Change it for the better.
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Acting in accordance with the rules of civility because you are afraid of the consequences of being uncivil is "a different beast" than acting in accordance with the rules of civility because you actually love the rules of civility.Both types of "civility" might produce admirable results, in the civil sense. The main differences between the two types of civility have to do with *emotional tone*.
Emotional tone is a very, very important thing to some...
Consider the observations of the honorable J.D. Vance, who basically claims that he can FEEL the difference between happy childbearing women and unhappy childless cat women. And these types of feelings can be very upsetting, obviously.
So, if unhappy people can "PROJECT" unhappiness - even as they might claim to be perfectly happy - then our civic responsibilities extend far beyond mere external obedience to externally imposed rules and regulations...
We must also take care to not exude the wrong vibes. And the way to do that is to align ourselves with the underlying principles that support "true happiness".
Happiness is palpable, as is unhappiness. We might pretend that it is otherwise, but we really cannot keep happiness or unhappiness to ourselves.
We must therefore avoid becoming "beacons of unhappiness" at all costs. Because the very fabric of Western civilization depends on it. It is our civic duty to avoid bad beaconship.
Do you want end up like another one of these "happy, yet unhappy" people ?
I don't.
I work to support "free will"... in accordance with those who are the true experts on the subject, of course.
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The guy is hard core for sure.
I don't but being restrained for safety riding in a roller coaster in the dark for 12 hours without stopping would probably work too. You could do groups too.
Next offense is a 2 day non-stop express ride
Canes and nooses are for cheapskates. Bigger, better, cleaner jails are for the generous.
You get what you pay for.
Absolutely! Blame and (D) party and bring Canning to the U.S.A.
Or Contadina? "Who put 8 rank offenders in that little bitty can?"
OK, I know you meant "caning." I'd support caning drunk drivers. It would give me a warm fuzzy feeling just knowing that drunk drivers were getting the shit knocked out of them.
But I don't think it would deter anyone. That's the idea, isn't it? Deterrence? If getting killed in a car crash or killing somebody else in a car crash because you were shitfaced but drove anyway isn't a deterrent, what makes you think getting smacked on the ass with a cane is?
We already have a death penalty (and we're willing to knowingly execute somebody who didn't commit the crime), we incarcerate a larger percentage of our population than any other country--thanks to a (D) president, by the way--and neither is much of a deterrent.
The average criminal is stupid--think "driving 100 MPH in a car with expired or fraudulent plates when you have 5 outstanding warrants and a car full of meth" stupid. They live in the moment and don't consider the consequences of their actions or what happened the last time they drove 100 MPH with a car full of meth. And bad plates.
Also, Americans in general think rules apply to other people, and that the only crime is getting caught. And even then, it's only a crime if you admit it is, even in the face of conviction.
I think you could cane people, have rats crawl over their faces, stick electrodes on their naughty bits, shove bamboo under their fingernails, and it won't change a durn thing.
The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.
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Inmates with a compact profile and a shelf life of only 20 years or so might drastically reduce the long term costs of humiliation and incarceration.
...the one where Warren Stevens turns most of the Enterprise crew into small sponges for easy storage.
The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.
I think one point they were making is that if the punishment involves pain and takes some time to recover, that it seems to actually be a deterrent for most regular people. Oh, and that anything that is an actual punishment, isn't something that one would brag about. For example the low baggy pants / underwear on display fashion came from prison wardens that made the "problem people" wear pants that were way to big (no belts allowed) so it was hard to run.
That's why non-lethal but low cost punishments could be used, securely strap someone to the outside of a small airplane for 10 min thrill ride and when they land and calm down, they will land with a new outlook knowing a second offense is an hour cruise.
What we have now is not aimed at rehabilitating and if one is there for more than a year, they often come out with more problems than when they went in.
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