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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: The Philosopher who wrote (63436)10/23/2002 6:10:11 PM
From: epicure  Read Replies (1) of 82486
 
I think there are actually many principles wrapped up in that issue. All civil disobedience is related to this topic.

Each citizen of each country, state, and city and each member of every website must decide for him or herself whether to follow rules, or not to follow them. Many people who choose not to follow rules do so not because they think the rule is wrong (and in fact they are probably glad the rule restricts the behavior of others) but because they figure they will not be caught. A minority of people break rules because they think they are wrong. Those people, in order to make any kind of point at all, should break the rules egregiously and publicly, or they risk looking like they are merely breaking the rules for personal reasons.

I have always thought that if we break rules we should do so because we think the rules are wrong- and if we think they are wrong we should be working for change. If we are working for change, keeping our mouths shut isn't very effective. That, of course, is just my opinion. There are many people who hold different opinions on rules and laws. There is (imo) no one principle, and no correct principle. It all depends on what kind of society you want. Based on what I see on SI some people want to live in much more constrictive societies than the one I want to live in.
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