At 05:00 PM 2/11/00 -0800, Colin A. Reed wrote:
>Actually, the problems you suggest here could actually be seen as good
>things. A lot of these, such as the negative conotations of sexuality
>are functions of seriously disfunctional societies, families, and
>individuals. Forcing the dirty laundry into the open could improve the
>debates on these issues tremendously. Hypocracy is the only thing
>allowing the continual existence of many of these social regulations. If
>we disallow it, maybe they will go away. David Brin has made very
>compelling arguments on why secrecy is always a bad thing. Privacy,
>trade secrets, and National Security Classifications are all the same
>thing in the end.
>
Two things:I have read David Brins arguments. I despise them.
Unfortunately, I also can't refute them. :) It's annoying to be confronted
with something you really don't like but also can't logically deny.
Second thing:This is NOT a spelling flame, but I have to comment on your
spelling of 'hypocrisy', which is a very common misspelling.
Etymylogically, your word means "Rule from beneath", which is a wonderful
neologism.
