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Subject: Freedom as a Responsibility.

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Flannel

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Date Posted: 06:53:00 07/11/01 Wed
In reply to: lark33i 's message, "I disagree" on 05:11:29 07/11/01 Wed

I can't see freedom being the responsibility of any agency that takes subscripted members. Take, for example, a simple community garden project. Members put in investments of time and resources while everyone benifits from the harvest--so to speak. What are the responsibilities of those in charge of seeing the organization of this garden function? I should say protecting the garden itself from disasters (natural ones like bugs and unnatural ones like vandalism) and protecting the gardeners from abuses (fraud concerning their part, thievery, etc.). I can't say that its the job of the Garden Organizers to ensure that its members are free. Rather, if freedom were the prime directive, then any government would be found wanting.

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