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Re: Genocide and terrorism (Was: SW <-> Russia conspiracy)
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Wed, 19 May 1999 17:28:37 GMT
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Sproaticus <jsproat@geocities.com> wrote:
> Does this include how you relate to your literal brother or sister (assuming
> you're not an only child)? How about parents, spouse, children, cousins,
> cow-orkers, strangers on the street, mass murderers, presidential
> candidates, parents-in-law, etc.? Surely at some point, you draw the line
> and say "I am keeper of X, but not Y".
In a sense, yes, in a sense, no. While I am certainly more inclined
to sacrifice to help members of my family, I am not their keeper. If
my little brother were to fall on hard times and need a place to stay
I'd let him stay with me for a while. But he wouldn't stay for ever,
nor would he stay for free. He'd help with the chores around my home,
maybe even more than my wife and I.
My duty is to my wife and to myself above everyone and everything
else.
> Clarification, please: By saying "work" I assume you're talking about more
> than just employment? e.g. Your proverbial spouse and / or children can be
> unemployed but still be supported by you because they fulfill some other
> need?
Well, children are a special case, but should I ever have kids, they
will certainly be expected to do "work" around the house. Once they
become adults, though, they'll hit the road.
> The situation can be roughly described in marketing terms. We have a bad
> public image; we should try to fix it. It's good for business. It's good
> for our neighbors who do business with us. It's also good for the whole
> melting pot thing -- which is a bad thing if you're against the whole
> melting pot thing.
Mmmmm... I'll have to think about this.
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| (...) Does this include how you relate to your literal brother or sister (assuming you're not an only child)? How about parents, spouse, children, cousins, cow-orkers, strangers on the street, mass murderers, presidential candidates, parents-in-law, (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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