Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version nyu B notes v1.5 12/10/84; site acf4.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!mtuxo!mtunh!mtung!mtunf!ariel!vax135!timeinc!phri!pesnta!amd!amdcad!decwrl!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!cmcl2!acf4!mms1646 From: mms1646@acf4.UUCP (Michael M. Sykora) Newsgroups: net.social Subject: Re: AA just institutionalizes class struggle Message-ID: <1570001@acf4.UUCP> Date: Thu, 4-Jul-85 00:53:00 EDT Article-I.D.: acf4.1570001 Posted: Thu Jul 4 00:53:00 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 3-Jul-85 06:35:09 EDT References: <297@looking.UUCP> Organization: New York University Lines: 13 >/* 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