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   The end might be noble, but I think this is the worst way to reach it. I agree that there is a place for decency in the society, but making laws based on what a majority deems "shameless" is a characteristic of the past centuries which I am glad we have somewhat get rid of. So I think that trying to make "politically acceptable" a ban via the use of morality is alike opening Pandora's Box.
   Secondly, flaunting one's wealth is a quite innate and resistant human characteristic and all the smptuary laws   and all the monuments of literature written against it have succeeded little.
by Deni on Mon Oct 16th, 2006 at 07:14:09 PM EST
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I wonder if fur sales have dropped significantly since since animal rights groups have started campaigns to ruin fur's image.  I agree it is going too far to single out and blackmark people who wear it.  But perhaps it is a slippery slope that would lead to a greater evil than the one it is trying to curtail.

Nevertheless, it still just blows my mind when I see teenagers and people in their twenties driving massive Porsche and BMW SUVs -- with no one else in the car!  I guess I need to remind myself these are an extreme minority, and maybe cultivating mass shame against SUV-drivers might be overkill to deal with these outliers.

Truth unfolds in time through a communal process.

by marco (cowannar at gmail punkt com) on Mon Oct 16th, 2006 at 08:10:02 PM EST
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