Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site opus.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!hao!cires!nbires!opus!rcd From: rcd@opus.UUCP (Dick Dunn) Newsgroups: net.abortion,net.flame Subject: Re: Another look Message-ID: <701@opus.UUCP> Date: Wed, 15-Aug-84 22:27:24 EDT Article-I.D.: opus.701 Posted: Wed Aug 15 22:27:24 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 18-Aug-84 01:26:50 EDT References: <672@opus.UUCP> <9496@gatech.UUCP> Organization: NBI, Boulder Lines: 18 > 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. -- Dick Dunn {hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires!rcd (303)444-5710 x3086 ...Never attribute to malice what can be explained by stupidity.