Re: [tlug] [OT] Interesting info for foreigners living in JP

[CL <az.4tlug@example.com>]

Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:
> Keith Bawden writes:
>  > On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 14:51, CL <az.4tlug@example.com> wrote:
>
>  > > You can't ask to change laws and rules until you show you can
>  > > follow them first.
>
>  > Is this really "true". What if you know a rule is dangerous, racist,
>  > stupid,mis-informed or whatever right from the get go. Do you have to
>  > follow that rule before you can try and make a difference?
>
> No, but you'd better be willing to follow Thoreau into jail so you can
> say "CL, what are *you* doing *out there*?"[1]

Yeah.  Famous story if you are an American of a certain age and don't 
speak / read Ebonics.

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CL