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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: Neocon who wrote (62217)10/10/2002 3:05:36 PM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (1) of 82486
 
if someone does not come to work on time

In that example, the parties have a contractual relationship, a commitment, an understanding. Our disagreement has only been about what duty we have outside a contractual relationship.

You just made it a matter of freedom, which was beside the point.

Since when is freedom ever beside the point? The default is always that we are free to choose--until and unless something compelling overrides that. Society's interest in conformity is not compelling other than in emergency situations.

Perhaps you would say that tradition is the default... <g>
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