Re: 1972 Legnano in the news

On Mon, 11 Nov 2024 21:11:55 -0500, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

On 11/11/2024 5:02 PM, Catrike Ryder wrote:

On Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:16:21 -0500, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
 

On 11/11/2024 5:05 AM, Catrike Ryder wrote:

On Sun, 10 Nov 2024 21:12:18 -0500, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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On 11/10/2024 4:29 AM, Catrike Ryder wrote:

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The world would be a better place if nanny governments would stop
passing laws for the individual's own good; basically if everyone
would simply mind their own business.

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So do you now retract your statement in favor of mandatory helmets for
kids?

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No, as I said elsewhere:
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I believe parents do not and should not have absolute total control
over their children. I believe governments have an obligation to
protect children. To what extent that protection should go is
detirmined by the voters in that jurisdiction.

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You seem to be pretending that allowing a kid to ride a bicycle as every
kid did until 1980 must now be classified as child abuse.

 
Oh my, Krygowski is building strawmen again...

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Let's note that you can't tell the difference between an analogy and a
straw man argument.

Let's note that your fallacious, dishonest claim of what I "seem to be
pretending" precisely fits the definition of a strawman.

"Straw man fallacy is the distortion of someone else’s argument to
make it easier to attack or refute. Instead of addressing the actual
argument of the opponent, one may present a somewhat similar but not
equal argument.
https://www.scribbr.com/fallacies/straw-man-fallacy/

--
C'est bon
Soloman