paternalism?

discussion of whether the government should make it illegal to smack children on channel 3 morning show. i sympathize with both sides more than i expect, and realize i really am becoming more libertarian.

discussion of iraq on bbc2 news show, and i see a parallel between expecting democracy just to grow and expecting parents to just stop using physical punishment. it’s interesting that these issues are on opposite sides of the political spectrum.

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