A dead duck? (Was RIP s22 notices SI)

[Ian G Batten]

On Mon, 17 Jun 2002, Owen Lewis wrote:
> In countries such as ours, government is by consent. This government is
> about to test the limit beyond which consent cannot be pushed. One hopes
> that it is in for a rude awakening.

Unfortunately, the defence of abstract rights is the province of a small
sector of the population.  The vast mass believe that (a) they have
nothing of interest to the powers that be and (b) those that do have
something to be ashamed of.  So they aren't interested in rights either
for themselves or others.

ian