Annoyance comments on The Trouble With "Good" - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Annoyance 17 April 2009 05:04:04PM 3 points [-]

See the draft. See also the varied attempts to mandate 'community service' or 'national service' for high school students.

One who is not a slave is not necessarily a free man.

Comment author: CronoDAS 17 April 2009 07:49:36PM 7 points [-]

In general, "because that person is a minor" is one of the few remaining justifications for denying someone civil rights that people still consider valid. Try comparing the status of a 15-year-old in the United States today with that of a black man or white woman in the in the United States of 1790 and see if you come up with any interesting similarities.

Comment author: conchis 17 April 2009 05:16:15PM *  12 points [-]

One who is not a slave is not necessarily a free man.

Indeed. One may be a woman. Or a turtle.