[Rhodes22-list] Political: Majority rule

[stan]

See, we both think alike:  It is easy to be generous with other people's 
lives.  Anyone who wants to make the world over in our own image may try to 
do so with their own lives.  Why come after mine?

stan/ec


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Philip Esteban" <3drecon at comcast.net>
To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 11:19 PM
Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Political: Majority rule


> 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
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On Behalf Of Robert Skinner
> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 11:27 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> 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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