Greg.See-Kee@f631.n712.z3.fidonet.org (Greg See-Kee) (07/18/90)
Index Number: 9222 >A lot of that post came from too many experiances in my past where >the mob mentality disregarded all sense of right and wrong and I >found myself on the short end of an injustice because its easier >to turn against someone who is rightous but "outside" >Here we have a group. I just don't want to see this group >practice the same injustices that brought us together in the first >place. It's just the law of group dynamics at work. To form any coalition, the people must scapegoat an agreed-upon target. After the first scapegoat, hopefully the newly formed group of isolated persons will then be able to graduate to more "adult" targets. I don't mind being the scapegoat. Like all advanced community activists - it is the long term results that matter. In the industry of professional do-gooders, our "code of ethics" has the line which is something like: "To make ourselves REDUNDANT!" ... c:\dos\@sign.lis -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!3!712!631!Greg.See-Kee Internet: Greg.See-Kee@f631.n712.z3.fidonet.org