> Correct, and of course Winston Smith's membership in the organization (along > with his job, relationships with friends, etc.) was duly revoked as well. > All you're saying is, "if you don't like the way members of the administration > impose themselves on the BYU community, just leave." I could likewise > respond, "if you don't like the way I, who am also a part of BYU, wish to > define The Way Things Should Be at BYU, why don't *you* just leave?" > > Of course, I can't expel you from the community for not obeying my commands, > nor would I want to. But just because various bureaucrats can doesn't mean > they control what BYU *is*. I don't stay at BYU because of all the wonderful > ways my freedom is limited here. I stay because there are cool people here I > enjoy interacting with, and despite the authoritarians who think they know > what's best for me. If the authoritarians get despotic enough, I and others > will find another community to live in. But I won't pretend to like them in > the meantime or be silent because you don't like my ideas.
/me points at Locke's social contract. To join any society, one must give up some rights. While it's not always fun to give up rights, you make a decision as to whether you'd rather be in that society, or have those rights. When you give up a right to join a community, you no longer have that right until you leave the community. If there is a reason why you are prohibited from leaving the community (examples in many countries of the world, most notably North Korea), then you have every reason to complain about being unfairly treated, or having rights taken away from you. If you have the rights/ability to leave the community, and yet you stay, then you must be willing to accept the limitation of rights. There is always the option to try to change the current system, however you have to realize that you do not have a *right* to whatever you are trying to get. just my 2 pence ~Erin -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
