File spoon-archives/marxism-thaxis.archive/marxism-thaxis_1998/marxism-thaxis.9801, message 497


Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 20:26:12 -0500 (EST)
From: Justin Schwartz <jschwart-AT-freenet.columbus.oh.us>
Subject: Re: M-TH: Whim oh whim oh careless whim ....



Hugh seems to me to be dead-on here. Btw I think "Nobody's Business But My
Own" is a wonderful song that expresses a horrible thought.

On Sun, 25 Jan 1998, Hugh Rodwell wrote:

> All this shows the weak tactics of emphasizing the fact that a fundamental
> right such as abortion, like the right to vote, includes the right to use
> it *at will*, even if that will is "whimsical" or malicious or whatever.
> This is self-evident, and not the important aspect of the right. The
> subjective intention is irrelevant. It's like property rights -- it's ours
> to use or abuse as we see fit. This comparison also shows the fact that
> there are no absolutes even in fundamental rights -- some abuses of
> property, voting, abortion etc may be so damaging that society decides to
> limit them. At the moment however the important strategic thing is to get
> the fundamental right established. Any abuses will come out in the wash
> afterwards, and will be far fewer than opponents of the right claim.
> 
> This by the way is the reason I quoted the old blues song "nobody's
> business but my own" yesterday -- it's all about the right to be beaten and
> screwed and cheated by your lover regardless. Horrible song, but one that
> sheds some ironic light on certain aspects of this discussion. Where's the
> dividing line between social and individual??
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Hugh
> 
> 
> 
> 
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