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posted by Steve Homepage E-mail, US, 24.05.2008, 00:17

> > > Anyway, interpreting the Law outside
> > > the Law Court could be interesting, but without practical value.
> >
> > It happens everywhere. Consider technical standards. Engineers make
> > proposals, and then committees of senior specialists make decisons.
>
> Strictly speaking such standards are mere advise. And they are not binding
> until set in law.
True in some cases, but not all. Consider the computer industry - bus standards, OSes... very little is established by law, beyond electrical safety requirements.

> Actually parental power is quite powerful. At least the most absolute of
> all named till now (and that includes government, on a relative scale)
The nature of parental power colors all our attitudes toward authority, don't you think? I bet more anarchists adopt their views in reaction to their parents than to the state. And authoritarian-submissives are first beaten down and made helpless by their parents, not by any agents of state (except maybe schoolteachers).

> > The rest
> > of us do the best we can and seek guidance and support when they are
> > needed - and hope that the guides and helpers are honest.
>
> That's a dangerous attitude IMHO. It reeks like being able to shift
> personal responsability onto others.
Again, depends on the case. I do not by any means proclaim that we should trust the many corrupt fools in governments, but trust goes a long way in many professions, and other institutions of civil society. Did you never have a teacher, or older colleague, who gave you good guidance, and maybe inspired you to do the same when you moved up in years and experience (hoping that your juniors would be smart enough to trust you)?

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