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From: rcd@opus.UUCP (Dick Dunn)
Newsgroups: net.abortion,net.flame
Subject: Re: Another look
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Date: Wed, 15-Aug-84 22:27:24 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 15 22:27:24 1984
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> In evaluating any moral  or ethical system it is often necessary to
> draw upon past examples of similar systems to support ones arguments.
> In recent years a favorite example has been the  Nazi system.  The
> reason for these comparisons is that it is HARD to find examples of
> systems which are "indisputably" evil. 
> 
> Since you have put yourself into the position of criticizing someones
> choice of example, I suggest you give them a "legal" set of comparators
> so that they don't have to worry about angering you.

The "legal set of comparators" includes at most those systems for which a
cogent and significant analogy to the comparand exists.

Stated differently, don't call it "Nazi-like" just because you don't like
it.
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Dick Dunn	{hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires!rcd		(303)444-5710 x3086
	...Never attribute to malice what can be explained by stupidity.