In a message dated 12/12/99 11:33:53 AM Central Standard Time,
pholden5@earthlink.net writes:
<< I know these arguments won't change your mind nor should they.
What frightens me, though, is the tendency of those who are
passionate with moral certainity to want to impose, by force of law
if necessary, their views on others. I'm not accusing you of having
such a desire, but would you agree that we should be wary of the
rigidly righteous, even if we agree with them? >>
Yes, we should always be wary of the rigidly righteous. As I've said in my
other posts, making laws is not the answer. The change needs to come from
within.
But Platt, are you saying that we should never get behind someone who has a
passionate desire for change? I'm assuming you believe that the world is
basically a good place, better than it has ever been before in history, and
that there are no radical changes left to be made? If that is your belief,
fine, but I disagree.
Most people object to even moving the furniture around these days, let alone
tearing out the floor and starting from the ground up. We need to stop
focusing on the furniture and start focusing on the floor. Where we stand.
Jon
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