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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
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> > > I'm against states expressing a preference one way or the other.
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> > > ++Lar
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> > State? I think you mean society.
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> No.
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> I wrote state because I meant state. Societies can't express preferences.
I think they can.
> Members of societes can (forcibly) *impose* their preferences on other
> members, through the mechanics of the state, but the society as a whole
> cannot have a preference, it's not an entity capable of having preferences.
I accept that the majority in a society can implement change - we call it
democracy.
Scott A
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> Thanks for playing, though.
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> ++Lar
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| (...) You're not paying attention, Scott. The very next paragraph explains why a society cannot express a preference. The majority of members can hold a preference and can use the organs of the state to impose their view, but a society, since it is (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) No. I wrote state because I meant state. Societies can't express preferences. Members of societes can (forcibly) *impose* their preferences on other members, through the mechanics of the state, but the society as a whole cannot have a (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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