> > Equating forced submission to overwhelming
> > violent force with tacit consent is a fallacy,
> > and an insult to the oppressed.
>
> How about a concrete test of this? The next time that
> Julian, Nils, and I are at a con together, Nils and I
> will violently thrash Julian to a bloody pulp.
There's a slight possibility that this might lead to acts of violent civil unrest on my part ...
> Then,
> the next day, he'll have to fetch our beer and snacks
> for us. If he does, we'll say that he tactily
> consented. If not, we'll just thrash him again.
>
> I think that would test the theory adequately, eh?
Hmmm ...
It might test the theory, but do you really *want* to have beer poured over your head, and snacks smeared all over your smug, ugly faces ?
Julian
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