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From: mngrve@gatech.UUCP (Marc Goodman)
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Subject: Re: Another look
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Date: Tue, 14-Aug-84 02:46:10 EDT
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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.

As for me, the following comparisons are all valid:

X is bad because the Nixon administration believed X and look what they did.

X is bad because the Russians use X daily.

X is bad because of what happened at the S. D. McDonald's.

X is bad because UNIX/VMS/ITS/RSX-11/etc. use X.

Please, please, please tell me which of the above you will allow me
to write/think/say...  Without meaningless rhetoric (human) life itself
would be impossible.


				Marc Goodman
				mngrve@gatech

Didn't the Nazis/Russians/ tell us what we were allowed
to say?