On 14 Oct 2008 at 14:36, Michael Smith wrote: > Does it not take just 1 single member of a minority to bring the > majority to its collective knees in begging forgiveness for being so > shortsighted as to have a preference for certain > attitudes/activites/hokidays?
Hence we must abolish all mention of any such nonsense as majority rule etc. I think there's a misunderstanding here. Majority rule in a democracy does not mean that the right of a minority to fair and equal treatment can be ignored. This includes such things as activites and hokidays. It's in dictatorships that the will of the majority may be ruthlessly and brutally applied against its minorities. Stephen ----------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2600 College St. Sherbrooke QC J1M 1Z7 Canada Subscribe to discussion list (TIPS) for the teaching of psychology at http://flightline.highline.edu/sfrantz/tips/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
