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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: epicure who wrote (64647)12/2/1999 11:15:00 AM
From: The Philosopher  Read Replies (1) of 108807
 
If demonstrators cannot restrain their own
from violence, then too bad for them.

1. The vandals were not part of the demonstrations, but were opportunists. Or more? There were stories last night of undercover plain clothes cops beating demonstrators. Hmmm.

2. Does this principle apply to the post office? Enough of their own have taken up weapons and attacked the postal system that under your principles the whole postal system should be locked down.

If we allow a few vandals (100 out of 30,000 represents one third of one percent) to deny civil rights to tens of thousands, our democracy is in trouble. If a small group of anarchists learns that they can deny civil rights to the vast majority, freedom isn't very secure.

Democracy is a messy process. Strict order comes best from dictatorships. Democracy has never and never will be known for strict order. But the trade off is, IMO, worth it.
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