By Nathan Barton
Good morning. As always, lots of stupid actions by lots of stupid people, and today there is a bumper crop of them.
Stupid city slickers? In a New York “gun-free” restaurant, the staff got held up by a three-man team armed with a machete. As Mama Liberty reminded me, naked steel IS a very frightening object to be threatened with, but the fact is, if the restaurant had any indication of armed staff or patrons, these idiots would not have used a machete. Of course, the restaurant is going to solve the problem by putting up more security cameras. That way, (assuming the attackers are not masked, of course), the cops can identify the thugs who butcher the staff and/or patrons in the next armed robbery. Seriously, how do these people even know how to breed? Continue reading
The Price of Liberty 
Scotland wins, UK loses. (was: Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-37D: Trash is fun!)
by Nathan Barton
Guid mornin. Scotland wins, UK loses. The 4+ million Scots voted an estimated 54 tae 46% tae NAY leave the United Kingdom, thereby forcing almost 55 million Englishmen, Welshmen and Northern Irish tae hae tae continue tae put up wi near bout 6 million nasty Gaels, or sae tis reported three hours after the polls close. Tis a sad, sad day for secession movements round the world. Just think, the United Kingdom really had a chance to become a civilized, peaceful nation without nearly so much Gaelic/Celtic influence and troublemakers to put up with. And they blew their chance.
Mama’s Note: Indeed. No matter which way the vote went, the people would not have come any closer to actual independence, just rearrange the chairs a bit on the sinking ship. Until they are willing to accept self government and individual responsibility, instead of everyone trying to live at someone else’s expense, they might as well forget it.
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