>According to the definition[1], being forced to go to a place that you
>don't want to go (e.g. school) is the very epitome of coercion -- and some
>of the interesting consequences of that coercion are very manifest in our
>society --
Hmmm... Sorry, but the doubter in me wonders what control group was used to
determine that these "consequences" are dependant variables of the rate of
coercion, rather than a consequence of some other factor or factors.
-Prof. Tim