mck@ratex.UUCP (Daniel Kian Mc Kiernan) (02/18/85)
An aspiring sophomore has suggested that Libertarians are hypocrites
for not turning the land that they possess over to American Indians.
Should I ever possess a piece of land such that an Indian can
reasonably demonstrate that (s)he is legitimate heir to a legitimate owner
who had the property wrested from h(im|er), I will turn it over.
Merely being descended from an oppressed people does not entitle
anybody to anything (if it did, then I -- being desended from Irishmen,
Indians, and undoubtably other victims of oppression -- would be owed a
great deal of something by somebody).
It would be a major improvement in this newsgroup if certain users
would spend more time in an earnest attempt to get at the truth, and less
time practicing demagoguery.
Disappointed,
Mc Kiernanmmt@dciem.UUCP (Martin Taylor) (02/24/85)
> Should I ever possess a piece of land such that an Indian can >reasonably demonstrate that (s)he is legitimate heir to a legitimate owner >who had the property wrested from h(im|er), I will turn it over. >.... > > It would be a major improvement in this newsgroup if certain users >would spend more time in an earnest attempt to get at the truth, and less >time practicing demagoguery. > > Disappointed, > Mc Kiernan I wonder where the demagoguery went? Since the Indians didn't "own" land, but freely used it (in opposition to libertarian restrictions on its use by non-"owners"), you are unlikely to have to make good on your boast. -- Martin Taylor {allegra,linus,ihnp4,floyd,ubc-vision}!utzoo!dciem!mmt {uw-beaver,qucis,watmath}!utcsri!dciem!mmt