But what about the encouragement of "free will" ?

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peppy m.

In Reply to: Singapore: draconian but effective posted by xsb7244 on October 17, 2024 at 13:49:30:

Acting in accordance with rules of civility because you're scared of being uncivil is a "different beast" than acting in accordance with rules of civility because you love being civil.
In support of civility and justice, the east seems to encourage the pursuit of the former ideal while the west seems to encourage the pursuit of the latter ideal.
The eastern morality is administered by a stern schoolmasters. The western morality is administered by laughing hucksters.
But herein is the real, societal problem: Unhappiness is a palpable thing. So is happiness.
So don't pretend that you can feign impalpability and get away with it - at least not for very long.
The honorable J.D. Vance makes the observation that miserable, childless cat women "PROJECT" their miserable feelings onto their surroundings... without them even realizing that such is undoubtedly true.
Similarly, people of either sex who are afraid of breaking civil laws project their misery onto other people and things. And people who actually learn to like civility project fullness of joy, of course.
So we've got to get these matters of civility and justice under control or else the fabric of our society begins to quickly unravel.
Either we project fearful servitude in civility at the hand of the stern school master, or we project drunken hedonism in civility at the hand of the happy huckster.
Your choice.

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Topic - Singapore: draconian but effective - xsb7244 13:49:30 10/17/24 (6)

But what about the encouragement of "free will" ? - peppy m. 19:19:01 10/17/24 (0)

RE: Singapore: draconian but effective - tomservo 17:20:07 10/17/24 (0)

Less "cruel but more expensive = mass incarcerations, longer sentences, and a TV in every cell. - peppy m. 17:08:57 10/17/24 (0)

RE: Singapore: draconian but effective - fantja 15:15:44 10/17/24 (2)

"Canning?" Who's going to carry out the sentence, Del Monte? - ghost of olddude55 16:27:19 10/17/24 (1)

RE: "Canning?" Who's going to carry out the sentence, Del Monte? - tomservo 18:25:46 10/17/24 (0)

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But what about the encouragement of "free will" ? - peppy m. 19:19:01 10/17/24 (0)

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