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Old 11-29-2007, 11:46 AM   #108
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Fairness can never become obsolete. What's fair is fair, regardless.
In an ideal, platonic world -- maybe. In the real world, the definition of concepts like fairness changes quite a bit depending on the society and context it is being used in. It was once thought "fair" to base an entire economy on slave labor.

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It's not about power, it's about rights.
In the real world, power defines what rights you have. For an example of the consequences, look at this quote which has thus far gone unquestioned:

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I don't feel like a terrorist when negotiating the hell that is current airport security.
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