Re: [WDDM] Regarding the social network site

[Georges Metanomski <zgmet(at)yahoo.com>]

--- ROY DAINE <rdaine(at)btinternet.com> wrote:

> My mistake.
>
>   The government I mentioned was in fact this group
> acting, like a kibbutz, as a direct democracy and
> making a majority decision. I still disagree with
> the decision, though I accepted that 'society's'
> right to make it.
>
>   Now I'm a smoker, in the UK. Our government banned
> smoking in certain places, because my right to smoke
> infringed upon others' right to be free of smoke. It
> also concerned our economy, via health provision
> issues.
>
>   While I disagree with parts of the law, if our
> government functioned as a DD and the law had been
> decided by the majority, I would have accepted the
> majority decision, because that is the duty of a
> minority in a democracy. (Equates to your
> 'sincerity')
>
>   The onus would be on me, to then persuade a
> majority to my point of view, if I chose to do so.
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G:
So far so good, but your next paragraph takes me into
deep waters.
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>   I have to restate my objection to the issue of
> eating meat being a function of government, other
> than in extreme circumstances, as explained
> previously.
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G: Who talked about "the issue of eating meat being
a function of government"? It certainly may be
discussed and may perfectly lead to a vegetarian
community or kibbutz. Some kibbutzim decided to be
kasher and other ones not. Now, while kashrut is an
irrational religious dogma, meat consumption may be
rigorously, scientifically proved to be the most
noxious factor with respect to pollution and
starvation. Is that nor "extreme" enough to influence
the decision and the conduct of a sincere group?

Actually, your objection relates to the second DD
function - the Debate. For each proposed issue
Kibbutzim assure for all the equal chance to fully
understand, to request explanation, to argue and to
change opinion. You object without having heard any
arguments and without knowing much, if anything, about
the issue. In DD you would learn before objecting and
probably finish by agreeing.

Georges.
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