Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles; site ea.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!ea!mwm From: mwm@ea.UUCP Newsgroups: net.philosophy Subject: Re: Were not drifting; were being tugged - (nf) Message-ID: <9800024@ea.UUCP> Date: Mon, 13-Aug-84 20:33:00 EDT Article-I.D.: ea.9800024 Posted: Mon Aug 13 20:33:00 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 16-Aug-84 01:14:45 EDT References: <366@hogpd.UUCP> Lines: 17 Nf-ID: #R:hogpd:-36600:ea:9800024:000:694 Nf-From: ea!mwm Aug 13 19:33:00 1984 #R:hogpd:-36600:ea:9800024:000:694 ea!mwm Aug 13 19:33:00 1984 /***** ea:net.philosophy / flairvax!kissell / 11:24 pm Aug 8, 1984 */ An awful lot of this discussion seems to be on the level of it's-mine-and-I-don't-wanna-share and I-shouldn't-have-to-do-it- if-I-don't-want-to. Both of these are familiar patterns of child behavior which usually diminish as a child is socialized. I suspect that anyone who has reached adulthood without such socialization is not going to be very susceptible to argumentation. /* ---------- */ Of course, the opposing attitude of "we're stronger than you are, and you'll do what we tell you whether you want to or not" is an attitude that most bullies hold. Unfortunately, people don't normally outgrow that.