Well, I would disagree with the assertion that "prejudice" primarily represents a physical action. "Judging" is, in fact, entirely a matter of attitude and thought, not one of action. The action follows on from the attitude... provided certain circumstances exist.
For example... a particular Austrian house painter, had he remained nothing but a house painter, may have never been in a position to put his personal prejudices into effect. He may have been forced to behave "nicely" towards Jews who were his customers, because he'd need their business, and would have to "fake it."
Put him into the position of Chancellor of his nation, under the National Socialist Workers Party of Germany, however, and he's in a position to start acting on those prejudices.
To me, the prejudices would be no more or less real in either case, regardless of whether or not any actions ever came from them.
And I don't see it as a "leap" at all, but it's possible I failed to explain that sufficiently so you do see it as a "leap."
Any "central planning" structure inherently, and by definition, means that there is greater centralized power... in fact, that's merely a restatement of the concept in other terms, isn't it?
Any form of government which seeks centralized control must consolidate control within itself in order to achieve that.
That's so obvious that I felt it didn't need to be stated, but perhaps it's not as clear to others as it is to me, so if there is any point of dispute on that, we'll need to address that first.
If you concur with that, then I'll continue. If not, we'll need to get past that point first, won't we?
Cary, despite attempts by both of you to get back to the OT (which I do appreciate), you know better than this. What happens in TNZ stays in TNZ, and I think you drew some inferences that nobody was making. Infraction for trolling.
