Date sent: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 10:07:32 -0500 From: Michael Lorrey <mike@lorrey.com> Organization: Mikeysoft To: extropians@extropy.com Subject: Re: The Education Function Send reply to: extropians@extropy.com
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> Joe E. Dees wrote:
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> > > Well, until there is a place on the ballot where I can vote NO on every candidate,
> > > then my disenfranchisement is not voluntary, but institutionalised and coerced.
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> > > Mike Lorrey
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> > Well, by not voting, I guess you voluntarily do that already.
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> Hardly. I'm sorry, but you seem rather dense on this point. If I have no other choice,
> then it is not a voluntary action, therefore it is coerced. Get it?
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You may choose to vote, for any candidate running. If you choose
not to vote, this is obviously also a choice. Choice does not
guarantee omnipotence; some choices will always be unavailable.
Joe
> Mike Lorrey
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