I am a law abiding citizen because I am afraid not to be. I am afraid I might lose certain incomes I have. I am afraid I might go to jail over a trivial charge. I am afraid I might do something stupid while driving my car and lose my drivers license. I am fearful of policemen because they have the power. Sometimes I fear the things I think.
I guess in a way I am just a coward? I live in fear in our free society.
That say oneighty (one e) with a moon or something. I found out it was a religious thing with one of the christian churches here. Maybe it's national. I am agnostic, so the if I turn 180, I just get dizzy.
When I joined DU I should have spelled it one eighty. But no I gotta be cute and spell it oneighty.
180 was my nickname in the Navy for a year or so. Wally Sechman MN2, gave me that name because whenever I managed to hit the volleyball it went sailing off 180 degrees from my intended course.
Often in life I have been 180 degrees off in my thoughts from other people. The name suits me, but I should have Googled first. Huh?
If I expect others to treat me fairly I must treat them fairly. The laws of the land are an effective means of establishing exactly what we mean by this. If I expect others to abide by the laws I must do so too. Not only is this fair but it also sets an example to others. And as our nature is to copy and learn behaviour from others this is the most effective route open to me.
Socrates confronted this very issue when he was on trial. He was accused of teaching his students to be evil. He countered that doing so would be foolish. For in teaching them to be evil they would certainly immediately set about applying such lessons to him as well as everybody else. Thus it was in his own interest to teach them to be good.
11. If society was free, those making it un-free would be jailed.
That would include the corporate elite, the bought Republicans, the bought Dems, and any religious person seeking to forcibly bestow his vision onto everybody else. (aka corporate or religious fascism. Those aren't free.)
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