tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707250835259247829.post3905735872904030179..comments2023-03-31T11:51:09.060-04:00Comments on A New Day Yesterday: Taking Responsibility For My ChoicesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707250835259247829.post-21432461319971856472011-05-26T02:02:26.851-04:002011-05-26T02:02:26.851-04:00Part 2...
"Most people haven't met the c...Part 2...<br /><br />"Most people haven't met the courteous, hygienic nudist, and especially if they're only familiar with the lowest common denominators, they have no compelling reason to change the status quo."<br /><br />Unfortunately true. I know just how hard it is to change the status quo, and it is a great source of frustration in my life. Most people are just fine with zharthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09995423745639356980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707250835259247829.post-19194729435475158422011-05-26T02:01:09.343-04:002011-05-26T02:01:09.343-04:00Whoops, I'm going to have to split this reply ...Whoops, I'm going to have to split this reply into two parts.<br /><br />"I wasn't thinking of civilized nudists, but rather of every slob and unrestrained teenager I've ever known."<br /><br />Yet, the issue still isn't one of clothing, it's one of behavior (and personal habits). How easy is it to tell 90% of people not to go naked because they're incapable of zharthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09995423745639356980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707250835259247829.post-42114942864011656472011-05-26T01:05:31.952-04:002011-05-26T01:05:31.952-04:00Sorry, should have clarified where my thinking is:...Sorry, should have clarified where my thinking is: when I think of a society that has no laws or taboos against nudity, the first thing that comes to mind is our society as it is now, but suddenly minus the clothing. I wasn't thinking of civilized nudists, but rather of every slob and unrestrained teenager I've ever known.<br /><br />I was envisioning a place where everything's the Flashman85https://www.blogger.com/profile/05803594092301739957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707250835259247829.post-33891289112234305642011-05-15T15:26:22.803-04:002011-05-15T15:26:22.803-04:00Well said. There's this concept of one having ...Well said. There's this concept of one having the right to face one's accuser. If a crime has been committed, generally the idea is that somebody has violated another person's rights, that person has been harmed in some way, and he addresses the court for restitution. If there doesn't exist a person who can stand up and say, "this person has violated my rights", then I zharthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09995423745639356980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707250835259247829.post-63697720110517775322011-05-14T08:00:15.471-04:002011-05-14T08:00:15.471-04:00"How hard is it to punish people who behave i..."How hard is it to punish people who behave inappropriately..."<br /><br />Could not have said it better myself, this sums up my feelings on any and all social laws or victimless crimes. It should be written into the constitution that where there is no harm, there is no penalty of law.<br /><br />I'm sure that practically speaking, proving harm would be too much of a burden for the Tenzin Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05925867097747621833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707250835259247829.post-23006965647076452382011-04-28T03:21:55.679-04:002011-04-28T03:21:55.679-04:001) Your first point pretty much emphasizes the adv...1) Your first point pretty much emphasizes the advantage that people who are popular and/or in the majority have. It's really hard being eccentric and asocial.<br /><br />2) Public places are frequently filthy to begin with. If a person is making a significant contribution to that filth, that is something that can easily be dealt with, without concern for how much or how little that person iszharthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09995423745639356980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707250835259247829.post-55101137219766310292011-04-27T22:17:37.543-04:002011-04-27T22:17:37.543-04:00I think there's probably some sort of equation...I think there's probably some sort of equation that dictates how likely it is that a person can get away with something based on how far outside the norm the act is, the size of the group of people observing him, that person's influence with said group, and the number and influence of people joining with him.<br /><br />Regardless of whatever social and historical reasons there are for Flashman85https://www.blogger.com/profile/05803594092301739957noreply@blogger.com