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From: dmcanzi@watdcsu.UUCP (David Canzi)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: San Quentin strip searches -- a new twist
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Date: Sat, 16-Feb-85 21:29:08 EST
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Posted: Sat Feb 16 21:29:08 1985
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Reply-To: dmcanzi@watdcsu.UUCP (David Canzi)
Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario
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Summary: 

Thomas West writes:
>David Canzi writes:
>>No amount of injustice against women can justify any injustice against
>>men.  In fact, as a general principle, no amount of injustice against
>>"x" can justify any injustice against "y".
>
>  Hmm.  Why is it that people who make statements like the above are always
>in group "y"?

Because members of group "x" have nothing to gain by pointing this out.

>  There is *always* going to be some injustice.  Why not even out the load
>a little?  That way, *everybody* has some incentive to help solve the 
>injustices.

Why even the load in a manner that increases the total load if it can be
evened in a manner that reduces the total load?  Why should some women be
trying to increase men's load, when that course of action doesn't help to
lighten their own?  Moral questions aside, it's just not rational.

>  Besides, one could always argue that it's "y" causing the injustice against
>"x".

What you seem to be saying is that men, as a group, are guilty of
oppressing women, as a group.  I say that the world is made up of
individuals.  *I* haven't oppressed any women lately, so don't try
to make *me* feel guilty.
-- 
	David Canzi