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

To: Neocon who wrote (60444)	10/1/2002 11:12:45 AM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

One stands in a position of trust to various people, for example, one's spouse. Anyone who relies upon one has a right to question one's behavior as it affects his interests. This is merely an extrapolation from one's duty to act with discretion in handling matters that other's have a stake in. One should be careful not to cause undo disquiet, and therefore should be willing to clear the air if a problem comes up. Well, let's see. Starting with Rand's premise that all actions are selfish, I have to see whether it is in my best interests to accept that I have a duty to act with discretion in handling matters that others have a stake in. I can't see it. Just because you may have some sort of stake in the way I post here doesn't, IMO, mean that I have a duty to act with discretion in my posting. I may have a desire to do so if I want to keep communicating with you, and I fear you will go away if I act indiscretely. But a duty and a desire are very different things. Duties arise from somewhere. I agree that in marrying I voluntarily accepted a set of duties. In fathering children I voluntarily accepted a set of duties. But I don't think that in posting here I accepted any set of duties other than to obey the TOU. Perhaps you will explain to me the bosis of any duty I have to act with discretion just because other people claim some stake in what I do?