Thanks Ron, ... one the one hand ... on the other ... circumstances matter, was my point.
Platt is a totalitarian - following rhetorical party directives independent of the circumstance - even when I offered a whole range of simple cases - I still have sufficient goodwill left to persist in showing him the error of his ways ;-) But circumstances change, and when my goodwill runs out we can just nuke the bastard. Your words on democracy are really good ... (Unusually for a Brit - I believe a good constitution - and a judiciary to uphold it - is crucial to maintaining values in a free democratic society. An idea I pushed under "governance" on here once or twice before.) Ian On 1/4/08, Ron Kulp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Some thoughts: > > When I became certified for first aid, one aspect was made clear > To us, that if we (those who were certified) neglected anyone > In need of first aid, we were to be held accountable on charges > Of negligence. > > Likewise, since I am trained in the martial arts, if I kill someone > In the act of defending property or any other misuse such as excessive > Force, I am held accountable. > > In some facets, we as citizens of our society do have a certain > responsibility toward our fellow citizens despite our personal > Prejudices. > > Democracy is not majority rule, democracy is ensuring the > Rights of the Minority from rule of the majority. This is the value > Of the individual and the beauty of the constitution. > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
