Posts by Sacha
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Legal Beagle: A matter of conscience, in reply to Islander,
do whatever makes you feel better.
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Legal Beagle: A matter of conscience, in reply to Islander,
Utu** can mean *expunging* someone/whanau/hapu who was perceived as being at wrong/fault/invasive
do unto others.
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Legal Beagle: A matter of conscience, in reply to Islander,
No but if we really want to fix the problem, letting the heartless pricks off the hook while we go feed the poor is not a sustainable answer. Band-aids don't stop the bleeding.
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Legal Beagle: A matter of conscience, in reply to Islander,
Charity is no substitute for proper govt policy and engaged involvement of citizens in keeping our leaders accountable for reflecting our priorities.
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OnPoint: Student Loans are Loans (Duh.), in reply to Keir Leslie,
that's different from arguments about economic benefit
If economics can't take public interest into account when talking about state-subsidised education, then it doesn't seem all that useful.
A functioning economy and society needs both lawyers and software engineers, sure.
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Perhaps an 'A' scientist makes better connections between items of information, not more of them.
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OnPoint: Student Loans are Loans (Duh.), in reply to Keir Leslie,
This is the most precisely backward reading of the market's signals possible
Only if you believe that market is functioning properly. Where's the return on our broader public interest from having truckloads of BCom and LLB grads?
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Legal Beagle: A matter of conscience, in reply to Lilith __,
sometimes it's the kids' own fault
stealing pig scraps too. no manners
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Legal Beagle: A matter of conscience, in reply to Islander,
Utu and other reciprocity protocols are still about treating others alike. Even if that involves some unpleasantness.
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Legal Beagle: A matter of conscience, in reply to Islander,
it would be my contention that there is no such thing as 'a universal moral standard'
'Do unto others' seems fairly widespread across cultures and times.