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 > > > > > --- from list marxism-thaxis-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- --- from list marxism-thaxis-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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