Mr. Roos appears to have fallen prey to a graphical form of over-negation. A red circle with diagonal slash means "stop or oppose the thing inside the circle." Does Roos really want us to stop ending eminent domain abuse?(Via Cato-at-Liberty.)
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Improper Signage
Okay, I fully support Jim Roos's fight to protect both property rights and freedom of speech. That said, I have a problem with this sign:
Mr. Roos appears to have fallen prey to a graphical form of over-negation. A red circle with diagonal slash means "stop or oppose the thing inside the circle." Does Roos really want us to stop ending eminent domain abuse?
(Via Cato-at-Liberty.)
Mr. Roos appears to have fallen prey to a graphical form of over-negation. A red circle with diagonal slash means "stop or oppose the thing inside the circle." Does Roos really want us to stop ending eminent domain abuse?(Via Cato-at-Liberty.)
Roos doesn't consider this negation, just etxra emphasis:
ReplyDelete"That, Roos counters, is part of the message. 'We're saying emphatically, No,' he said."
Yeah. Lame excuse, IMHO.
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