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Originally Posted by TheBigDog
What a fantastic example of how laws are needed to govern civility in society. This site is all about freedom of speach, and exchange of ideas. But there is scope to what is acceptable exchange, and how we can treat each other. In our best intended free exchange, we sometimes need a third party to step in and let us know that we need to reel it back in. And in the name of civility, we recognize that need, accept the judgement, and move on in peace. THAT is what separates a civil society founded on the rule of law from failures that rely totally on the good bahavior of the members. |
Remember our exchange on this in Post #25 of the Democracy thread?
http://hypography.com/forums/social-...mocracy-3.html
We're born into the rules of our society... we accept them at Hypograpy. I see this as a very relavant distinction.
