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Originally Posted by StudentoReptile
People call me and other like-minded extremists, and that we're over-reacting. Well, then if we're wrong, then how come these laws keep popping up left and right?
We're extremists? I say, anyone who says the powers-that-be are going to stop after they're done with the giant snakes...is living under a rock and is frighteningly naive. You need to wake up and keep up to date with what is going on. People like you are part of the the problem, mistakenly believing that "well, its about time they started regulating big snakes. As long as it doesn't directly affect little ole me, whatever."
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Your comments are overly pointed.
I never said I supported a federal ban of snakes. I simply said that the Ohio thing did not seem particularly unreasonable. Did you happen to read any of it, or did you simply oppose it because you feel it will lead to unreasonable things later even if it isn't unreasonable to begin with?
I also never said it's about time they started regulating big snakes, I just said I can see where they are coming from when this whole thing got started. There have obviously been problems with them, and even you can't deny that. Opposing legislation that is not unreasonable just because you say it will lead to legislation that is unreasonable is not a very strong argument. Since you seem to be the master of judging naivety, please tell me: is that not naive? How can you expect the other side not to take an all or none approach when that is the same approach you condone? Is that not naive? Furthermore, you previously stated: "I don't see how it is fair to categories leopard geckos, ball pythons and tortoises along with lions, tigers, and bears." Since you brought up the topic of naivety, I find it extremely naive to make this ridiculous conclusion that could not be farther from the truth. If you actually spent 5 minutes reading the bill before jumping to extreme conclusions you might have seen that. Jumping to wild conclusions about things without even making an effort to understand what they are about, in my opinion, fits the definition bill for naive and living under a rock--the very same things you said about me for not virulently opposing something that seems pretty reasonable.
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