[quote=paramount][quote=KSMountain]Is freedom of assembly absolute? For example, should folks be able to setup a tent city on the runway at LAX or in the control room at San Onofre?
“Who’s power plant? Our power plant!”. Great…[/quote]
No it isn’t absolute. BTW, here’s the governments idea of freedom of assembly:
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Nice riposte. You have a point there.
I dunno though, aren’t there many many more avenues for widespread dissemination of ideas, even by the powerless, nowadays?
Not everyone wants a revolution. You get into your forties/fifties, most people have figured out how to manage the world so that it kind of interacts with them in ways they don’t find too noxious – why would they want to trade that for some unknown future offered by people in masks?
Will a Double-Double or a nice scotch still be available after you’ve “improved” everything? That’s what I need to know…