From: "Euan Ritchie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sorry if the analogy is confusing or faulty, my main point is that >> governments are "consenting partners" too. > > That just ain't so. As has been observed Government is force. and > there's sweet F.A negotiation between it, its agents and the citizens it > bends to its will. > > Force generally is not required between consenting adults. > > There is the concept of a 'social contract' which is a presumption of an > agreement of fair dealing between people, their fellow citizens and the > government but in practice no one's enforcing that contract.
Maybe I am in the minority, but I have never felt the government is opressing me, or forcing me to do things I don't want to do, and I reckon I get fair recompence for paying my taxes & obeying the law. AND if I felt I was being hard done by I am free to move to NZ, or to any other country that I can come to a mutually acceptable arrangement with. Sure some governments are brutal & dishonest, but so are some corporations & individuals. Regards, Wayne. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
