OFF: reply to the truth is out there.
Chris Warburton
desdinova at EARTHLING.NET
Fri Nov 21 20:14:12 EST 1997
At 14:03 21/11/97 EDT, you wrote:
>>
>To paraphrase Shakespeare and sundry other observers: the forces of
>evil [assuming such things exist] can only tempt us humans. We all
>have free will to behave as we see fit. And then bear the
>consequences for our actions. Modern American society is obsessed
>with victimization: putting the blame elsewhere for one's own
>actions. Hence the proliferation of support groups and twelve step
>programs. I'm sure there are guys out there who insist that being a
>pedophile is a disease, and that they are victims of a disease, and
>thus not responsible for thwie actions...
>
That is a wonderfully succinct summary of the state of the world: The Monty
Python crew were way ahead of their time (as usual) with their "I did it,
but society is to blame" routine. I also think that the rise of
repressive, moralistic attitudes in the worlds of politics & The media will
only aggravate this (but I have some pretty weird ideas *G*)
ChrisW
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