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Federal Regulators Hold Celebratory Seatbelt-Cutting Ceremony (theonion.com)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

cigarettes should absolutely be illegal, as they infringe on other people's rights.

fast food is a ridiculous comparison. by the same logic shooting people should be legal because coughing in public isn't illegal, since both are "unhealthy" for people around you.

and again, accidents aren't personal. they involve others.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Yikes, I think with you having this many bad takes in such a short span, we're probably not going to reach a place where we see eye to eye on this.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

we do agree on yikes. but I have to give it to you; this is the longest I've seen someone have libertarian takes without bringing up age of consent laws so that's nice