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virus: southern-style honor and its place in society
« on: 2003-07-31 13:06:03 » |
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In the not-too-distant past, a situation like the one being discussed in
The Law and What Might Have Been and Important Notice threads would have
demanded a duel. The loser would never get to come back and peace would
be restored. What of the loser's possible contributions? Life offers
us a lot of blind corners, and choices must be made. Every choice
contains a loss of possibility.
As a side note, see
http://www.spectator.co.uk/article.php3?table=old§ion=current&issue=
2003-07-26&id=3341
"If you are looking for some fun, and have a research grant to spend,
try this. Visit an American university, bump into random students in the
corridor and loudly call each one 'asshole'. Then measure their
reactions."
<snip>
"From the earliest days of the American Republic, honour played a vital
role in the political process. The famous duel between Aaron Burr and
Alexander Hamilton is only the most notable example. There were many
others. Even Abraham Lincoln once accepted a challenge to a duel, though
it was never actually fought."
<snip>
What do you all think of the concept of being honor-bound (as defined in
the article)? What is an alternative to a showdown? And is the
alternative as decisive and useful, or just less boorish? Is this
possibly the crux of our divide?
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Re: virus: southern-style honor and its place in society
« Reply #1 on: 2003-08-02 13:02:08 » |
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Hi, Michelle.
Walter
<also drowning in the CoV baptismal waters>
Michelle Anderson wrote:
> In the not-too-distant past, a situation like the one being discussed in
> The Law and What Might Have Been and Important Notice threads would have
> demanded a duel. The loser would never get to come back and peace would
> be restored. What of the loser's possible contributions? Life offers
> us a lot of blind corners, and choices must be made. Every choice
> contains a loss of possibility.
>
> As a side note, see
> http://www.spectator.co.uk/article.php3?table=old§ion=current&issue=
> 2003-07-26&id=3341
>
> "If you are looking for some fun, and have a research grant to spend,
> try this. Visit an American university, bump into random students in the
> corridor and loudly call each one 'asshole'. Then measure their
> reactions."
>
> <snip>
>
> "From the earliest days of the American Republic, honour played a vital
> role in the political process. The famous duel between Aaron Burr and
> Alexander Hamilton is only the most notable example. There were many
> others. Even Abraham Lincoln once accepted a challenge to a duel, though
> it was never actually fought."
>
> <snip>
>
> What do you all think of the concept of being honor-bound (as defined in
> the article)? What is an alternative to a showdown? And is the
> alternative as decisive and useful, or just less boorish? Is this
> possibly the crux of our divide?
>
> ---
> To unsubscribe from the Virus list go to <http://www.lucifer.com/cgi-bin/virus-l>
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