Character Building....hmmmmm.

That is a tough one. We could begin to justify lots of malicious acts by saying they build character. In fact, virtually all malicious acts either build character OR rid the planet of the weaker among us.

But perhaps there is a third option, those stunned or harmed by malicious acts just become disillusioned, eek, [img]eek.gif[/img] maybe that is building character after all.

Naw, disillusionment is taking the easy way out in life. For instance, if someone believes "I'm disillusioned by the behavior of others, therefore I refuse to try and take part in society or make it a "better" place to live", that would be a cop-out.

So what does "better" mean? Well, that interpretation may vary depending on who's viewpoint, but most would agree that things that harm the harm the environmental planet are not good, (although the environmental planet can pretty much take care of itself) And most might agree that taking an image of someone else when they weren't doing anything illegal, and using it against them to limit and contain them, is not a good thing and should not be condoned.

That would make the Miss America Board the biggest evil of all. They honored and validated the actions of one person doing evil to another.
I hope they are made to pay a VERY STEEP PRICE for this conduct.

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ September 25, 2002 01:10 AM: Message edited by: Alex ]</font>