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Trespass on SSSI sites

Mustard Sep 5, 2012 10:20:34

Replying to Rhiannon

Rhiannon wrote:

No, you as an individual won't do much damage to Skara Brae. The people who work there won't see you doing it. The other visitors won't see you. Even the baby jesus won't see you. No-one will see you, but you'll have to justify it to yourself that it's necessary because you're more special than anyone else..

So to summarise.... an action will have no detrimental effect whatsoever, but we shouldn't do it anyway because it doesn't fit into your personal philosophy? I don't think that's much of an argument ;)

nigelswift Sep 5, 2012 10:38:47

Replying to Mustard

You can say you're not "special" and that your personal philosophy is different from Rhiannon's and the vast majority of people that sign up to Rousseau's Social Contract (despite it often being apparently unnecessary and to their personal disadvantage) but in the last analysis you are saying theres one (good) rule for most people and another for you. Does the bloke with the pot of paint say that? 'Course he does. Long live the Rule of Law and "black and white" and The General Will. And Democracy.