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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: one_less who wrote (17532)6/29/2001 3:43:48 PM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 82486
 
I didn't say it doesn't occur; I said it is silly for an entity (government, society, etc) to determine who is and who is not someone.

If it occurs naturally, particularly with some regularity, which it does, it can't be silly. It might be inappropriate or unfortunate or foolish or dangerous or whatever, but it can't be silly. It exists, so we recognize it. Society has lots of mechanisms for sorting out who is "us" and who is not. We wouldn't have any social order without it. Denying that humans do that doesn't change things. What is, is.

Karen



To: one_less who wrote (17532)6/29/2001 4:52:19 PM
From: epicure  Respond to of 82486
 
I'm not sure I see why it is "silly." I'd say it is deadly serious, especially if you are not someone. If you mean it is unfair, I suppose it is- but then I don't know what fair is. If you mean it is capricious, then I'd agree because I see all human action as somewhat capricious.


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