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On Apr 6, 2011 2:50 PM, "Roberto Ierusalimschy" <roberto@inf.puc-rio.br> wrote:
>
> > I an attempt to lure you guys over to Switzerland, here are a few plusses:
> >
> > [...]
> > - We are heavily armed (yes, everyone has a gun at home, and the ammo,
> > too ;)
>
> Is this a plus??
>
> -- Roberto
>

Robert Heinlein has been quoted as saying, "An armed society is a polite society." The logic is that being certain your neighbor is capable of deadly force is a far better deterrent to rudeness than mere suspicion.

Chris
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