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Pastimes : Anthony@Pacific Member Vote -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Cheeky Kid who wrote (368)	10/6/1999 9:05:00 PM
From: Solon	Respond to of 1638

>>>If Anthony is bad, then why has the larger society not exiled him from their midst<<< >>FEAR and GREED?<< Fear because he might send us all to hell? And greed because the larger society benefits from his presence? You might be right... :) Seriously, I really don't know the exact rationale behind SI's original chastisement. I think you would agree, however, that disliking someone is a poor excuse for a "NO" vote here--and the converse does not hold. The former invokes a penalty and a harm, while the latter simply maintains an inherent right of equality--and innocence until otherwise proven...