[Rhodes22-list] Political: Majority rule

[Philip Esteban]

It is easy to be generous with other people's labour ($$).  Anyone who wants
to feed the world may try to do so with their own labours.  Why come after
mine?

Philip


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[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On Behalf Of Robert Skinner
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Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Political: Majority rule


Steve wrote:
> ...
> There is a concept in a republic; majority rules.  And
> that is fare...

1.  Untempered majority rule is equivalent to tyranny for
    the minority.  Guess that blacks, jews, latinos, or
    any but WASPs get no breaks under your rules.

2.  The use of the word "fare" is ironic.  In the completely
    free market, if you can't pay for food, you starve.  Of
    course, desperate people can't steal from you if you cut
    their hands off, like other fundamentalists...

How do these consequences of what you advocate mesh with
"compassionate conservatism"?  Or do you agree that this
phrase is oxymoronic?

Moderation is more than a word.  It is a way of life.
Blind obedience or pursuit of absolute power is a way
of death.

Jai Bahgwan,
/Bob
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