[lbo-talk] Tell them we are democrats

[Miles Jackson]

Shane Mage wrote:
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> On Jun 30, 2009, at 11:53 AM, Miles Jackson wrote:
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>>
>> ...Is beating, arresting, and torturing people a just act?  Well, it 
>> depends on the social context. I can give examples in which those 
>> behaviors are just...
>
> And so can Cheney, and so could Mao-tse-tung, and so could 
> Torquemada.  And you, and Cheney, and Mao-tse-tung, and Torquemada, by 
> doing so, would admit that there is indeed a universal concept pointed 
> to by the word "justice." 

No, I don't admit that.  (Not sure about Cheney et al.).  In fact, as my 
quoted passage above suggests, I reject the notion that there is any 
universal concept of justice. We appear to be talking past each other, 
so I'm happy to give it a rest.

Miles