Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:
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> What I wanted to say is that
>there is no such thing as a society based solely on consensual
>participation, without some form of formal or informal rules of conduct,
>some form of authority that makes decisions in cases of conflicting
>interests, and some form of sanctions against those who break those rules.
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Well, now you're getting much fuzzier.
It seems to me that all our law really is, is a combination of culturally derived norms (monogamy) and arbitrary add ons that represent the interest of capital and the state.
I am very uncomfortable with the deep devotion to abstract rules -- Everybody's read Kafka's Trial, right?
Joanna