it’s the principle, shirker
liberty. for a political philosophy built on only one principle (nonaggression), distressing how many supposedly supporting that principle will drop it with ease. here’s jesse ventura (.MP3 784 KB 00:01:14 duration) on the 20091202 opie & anthony show, helping to screw smokers as suits his royal preference.
in the following transcript i use “OAShow” for everyone else, since though i have an idea who’s who, i loathe their show and don’t feel like identifying definitely all by voice. usual transcription caveat about editing out stammers and some interjections, and smoothing out literal order of conversation:
ventura: hey, i gotta tell ya something though. i used to, because of freedom,OAShow: yeah.
ventura: i used to really oppose the smoking in the bar thing because i thought, “shouldn’t that be left up to the bar?”
OAShow: mm hmm.
ventura: you know, ’cause it’s an act of freedom.
OAShow: i completely still agree with that, and i’m not a smoker. leave it up the fucking bar owner.
ventura: but… you know what though? i don’t now.
OAShow: why?
ventura: because this summer, for some reason, i had to do three things at the bar. god was it nice! i didn’t have to come home…
[laughter]
OAShow: we admit that it’s nice; trust me.
ventura: wait, i didn’t have to come home and immediately throw my clothes into the hamper because they stink. i didn’t have to run in and take a shower because my hair smelled and my body smelled.
OAShow: we’re with you.
ventura: and it was actually very enjoyable…
OAShow: you just explained something…
ventura: and i just sat and thought, “gol,” you know, “they really shouldn’t be able to do it, but it sure is nice that they have.” [laughs]
OAShow: you just explained why people aren’t protesting the war but they are protesting the doctor. it’s not about not caring. it’s about immediate self interest. it’s like the doctor we see affecting us immediately, whereas the war is like, “eh”, it’s easier to not feel like you’re being affected by that.
ventura: but, i got to admit: going to the bar without the smoke, god was it nice.
OAShow: [to norton, previous speaker] that was a good point [unintelligible].
OAShow: i liked it.
ventura: you know, your eyes didn’t burn all night, you didn’t come out coughing, and like i said, you didn’t stink, ya know, and…
[subject change]