Sometimes it's impossible to imagine that you're the same FP posting in every thread! Our values about dogs differ completely, but I share that value of representative government, property rights, and the rule of law. However I've been around long enough to see representative government, property rights, and the rule of law all conspire to destroy the air we breathe for a dollar today and not give a damn about tomorrow, because that is precisely what too many "upstanding businessmen" do. So for me those values don't trump a livable planet. Just the opposite. Bureaucracy and regulation is the price we pay to offset the natural inclination, which at the level of the individual, is to degrade and destroy, the evidence of which is all around us. The track record is self-evident and undeniable, and a planet of Laceys and Lakewoods is not an acceptable alternative to me.

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