-Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"> </A> -Cui Bono?- Great book. Authors a nice guy too. Gavin. << From: Ed Wolfe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [piml] "Unintended Conseqeunces" pgs. 337 and 338 > >Rec'd from: Patricia Neill ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >In light of current events, the following excerpt from Ross' book merits >your >reflection. > >The quote is from "Unintended Consequences" pages 337 and 338: > >"A woman is confronted by a big, strong, stranger. She doens't know > what he's planning, and she's cautious. Getting away from him is not > possible. They're in a room and he's standing in front of the only way > out, or she's in a wheelchair - whatever. Leaving the area is not an > option. > >"So now he starts to do things she doesn't like. He asks her for > money. She can try to talk him out of it, just like we argue for lower > taxes, and maybe it will work. If it doesn't, and she gets outvoted, > she'll probably choose to give to give it to him instead of getting into > a fight to the death over ten dollars. You would probably choose to pay > your taxes rather than have the police arrive to throw you in jail. > >"Maybe this big man demands some other things, other minor >assaults on this women's dignity. When should she claw at his eyes or >shove her > ballpoint pen in his throat? When he tries to force her to kiss him? > Tries to force her to let him touch her? Tries to force her to have sex > with him?" Henry took a deep breath and shrugged. > >"Those are questions that each woman has to answer for herself. >There is one situation, though, where I tell women to fight to the death. > That's when the man pulls out a pair of handcuffs and says, 'Come on, I > promise I won't hurt you, this is just so you won't flail around and > hurt either of us by accident. Come on, I just want to talk, get in the > van and let me handcuff you to this eyebolt here, and I promise I won't > touch you. I'm not asking you to put on a gag or anything, and since > you can still scream for help, you know you'll be safe. Come on, I got > a full bar in here, and color TV, and air-conditioning, great stereo, > come on, just put on the cuffs.' > >"I tell women that if that ever happens, maybe the man is telling the > truth, and maybe after talking to her for a while he'll let her go and > she will have had a good time drinking champagne and listening to > music. But if she gets in the van and puts her wrists in the handcuffs, > she has just given up her future ability to fight, and now it is too > late." Henry realized he had been making eye contact with all the other > people in the lecture hall, just as he did when he taught a course. Now > he looked directly at the professor. > >"How do you spot the precise point where a society is standing at the > back of the van and the State has the handcuffs out?" >> <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
