Yes, as people do not only have one ideal which they work for. Although
a billion people may want choco-ice-cream, five million of them may also
want Chocolate Eclairs, whilst the rest want Jam Doughnuts. Is this how
you meant it?
> So the criterion upon which to build a
> pro-choco-ice-cream social structre isn't the *number* of people who are
> interested in it. Then what IS that criterion?
I don't know. Maybe it would be the quality of the ice-cream?
> Me:
> > What's wrong with buying choco-ice-cream in the nearby store?
> Drakir:
> > How would you apply such a metaphore to *actual* social structures?
>
> Ben & Jerry's can answer the demand for choco-ice-cream better than a
> pro-choco-ice-cream social structre. i.e. In a free market you don't
> necessarily have to produce your commodities by yourself. You can
> concentrate on providing yourself with the means of purchasing whatever
> you want.
I see what you mean. But could this same thing be applied to political
concepts such as freedom and equality?
> Me:
> > * What makes a society stable?
> Drakir:
> > Non conflicting laws. No prejudices. Education among the people.
>
> Let's focus on the idea of 'education among the people'. What does it
> mean?
It means that all the citizens are educated to a certain point, at
a minimum, and the education goes far enough to make them "good"
citiznes
> Why is it needed for a stable society?
Without education, prejudices flourish, and violence increases. This is
the beginning of Anarchy and Chaos. Maybe that's desireable, but it should
not be attained in this way.
> How can it be reached?
The state *must* provide it for the citizens, in it's own interest.
Drakir
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Richard Jones
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"We are the New Breed,
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