> Doug:
> > Good question. I thought that essay was a horrid
> > piece of crap, but the guy should be allowed to
> > speak in public and shouldn't get fired.
>
> Why? If, say, a bus driver drives his bus recklessly,
> or if a doctor performs a crappy procedure in a
> reckless manner - most people would agree that these
> workers should face a disciplinary or even legal
> action for their miscounduct. Why are the symbol
> manipulating professions different?
Because they dwell in the kingdom of ends, and imposing ends is terror.
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cheers AN