Why giving ignorant people the freedom to screw up is bad for society

[quikchange]

I'd been thinking about putting this argument into words for several days now after discussing the issue with several people recently but this blog entry finally prompted me to actually do it. I'm a big proponent of individual freedoms, generally ranking them higher than other desirable goals like financial security, professional recognition,

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Beer not Kids

[canoe_drew]

The blog entry you linked to talks about Scott Reid's remarks about child care and the debate it caused. You might not know that it prompted the creation of this website sticking up for parents:
http://www.kidsnotbeer.com/

And then Rick Mercer created this rather amusing petition called "Beer not Kids" sticking up for beer drinkers:
http://new.petitiononline.com/beerkids/petition.html

BTW, Have you registered to vote?

Re: Beer not Kids

[quikchange]

Yeah, I saw Mercer's parody - I read his blog :-)

Is there online registration to vote remotely?

Re: Beer not Kids

[canoe_drew]

Voting While Abroad:
http://www.voyage.gc.ca/main/before/faq/voting-en.asp

No Internet. Only snailmail.