Did you forget your sarcasm tags?
Or do you believe all of society ought to be structured like a prison.
I suppose that IS the American puritan utopian totalitarian viewpoint, but those freaks are at The DUmpster, not here.
I'm not sure you meant your reply to be sent to me. If you did, it is extremely non-sequitir and I didn't understand your response.
If it was aimed at me we should clear a few things up. First of all I seriously doubt there are many Puritans at DU. Plenty of utiopianists and tolatarianists, but probably not many Puritans.
Pu·ri·tan ( P ) Pronunciation Key (pyr-tn)
A member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries advocated strict religious discipline along with simplification of the ceremonies and creeds of the Church of England.
puritan One who lives in accordance with Protestant precepts, especially one who regards pleasure or luxury as sinful.
adj.
Of or relating to the Puritans or Puritanism.
puritan Characteristic of a puritan; puritanical.
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Ok, with that out of the way, all I have to say, is:
1. Do you get to choose where you want to sit at work?
2. When you board an aircraft, do you have a seating assignment, or do you just go sit any ol' where you like (Southwest Airlines Excluded)?
3. When you go to a baseball game can you just go sit next to your buddy's in the luxury box because their your buddy's.
4. Is the purpose of public education to prime young people for a productive career and the ability to function in society?
5. If we teach our kids they don't have to sit where they are told in school, are we properly training them to suceed in the workplace or society. Remeber, you will have to live in and among these people and possibly manage or work with them.