RE: real change

[lsi <lsi@lsi.clara.net>]

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<begin generic policy statement>

The policing of a particular act and the subsequent reliance upon 
an enforcement mechanism will not reduce the incidence or 
severity of that act.

The only way to reduce the occurence is to eliminate the 
_demand_ for the act, not the _supply_.

Eliminating demand cannot be done through protectionist 
mechanisms such as law enforcement.  This is because the issue 
is in people's heads.  To address demand, one must address WHY 
these people feel the need to do the act.

Inevitably this leads back to their childhood and probably their 
parents' childhood and then has got something to do with racism, 
nationalism, sectarianism, or some other form of ugliness that was 
popular less than 50 years ago......

This problem has barely begun to be fixed. Only with 
communications technologies and global citizenship come the 
concept of 'universal human hights' and the respect thereof.

To conclude, I can observe that further addressing of the issue with 
the protectionist approach will exacerbate the problem, as it is 
usually something to do with an abuse of trust.  Protectionist 
approaches teach DIStrust.  The alternative approach of openness 
and freedom teaches trust, although with it must come an 
understanding of responsibility, or someone will hurt themselves.

</end of generic policy statement>

Stuart

On 9 Sep 2000, at 8:41, Andrea Levinge wrote:



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