Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site dciem.UUCP Path: utzoo!dciem!mmt From: mmt@dciem.UUCP (Martin Taylor) Newsgroups: net.social Subject: Re: AA just institutionalizes class struggle Message-ID: <1614@dciem.UUCP> Date: Wed, 3-Jul-85 19:01:45 EDT Article-I.D.: dciem.1614 Posted: Wed Jul 3 19:01:45 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 3-Jul-85 20:35:36 EDT References: <297@looking.UUCP>Reply-To: mmt@dciem.UUCP (Martin Taylor) Organization: D.C.I.E.M., Toronto, Canada Lines: 25 Summary: >>/* jchapman@watcgl.UUCP (john chapman) / 1:12 pm Jun 24, 1985 */ > >> As long as how you spend/sell doesn't affect anyone then you're right; as >> soon as the way you or a class of people behave acts to lower the quality >> (or potential quality) of life for someone else (or some class) then they >> do have a right to attempt to control it. > >That would mean that if you decided to date X rather than Y, Y would have >a right to force you to date her instead. Sounds reasonable, right? > >I guess ENVY only used to be a dirty word. Now we have self-righteous envy. > > Mike Sykora Interesting rewrite! "attempt to control" -> "force" Talk about strawmen!! If you decided to date X instead of Y, Y most certainly would have a right to try to get you to change your mind, if she wanted to. It happens all the time, doesn't it? Does anyone (except X) complain? -- Martin Taylor {allegra,linus,ihnp4,floyd,ubc-vision}!utzoo!dciem!mmt {uw-beaver,qucis,watmath}!utcsri!dciem!mmt