kinder, gentler, mandatorier

Anton Sherwood (dasher@netcom.com)
Fri, 2 Jan 1998 19:18:13 -0800 (PST)


AMG pleads
: Can we focus on greater involvement by increasing direct participation
: in government and eliminating the "them vs. us" syndrome that our
: so-called representative government is degenerating into?

Got news for ya: government is inherently adversarial - if it weren't,
it wouldn't need force. If you're serious about "eliminating the `them
vs. us' syndrome", concentrate on voluntary action *outside* the domain
where every action is a defeat for somebody.

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