[MD] Values

[Ham Priday]

Craig --

I'm having trouble following your logic.

This dialogue started with Marsha saying that the Golden Rule supports 
sadomasochism.
I saw her point, and you seemed to agree:
> The sadomasochist is not an exception to the Golden Rule.
> They would have you physically harm them when they want you to,
> so they should only physically harm you when you want them to.

I replied:
> I could be wrong, but I believe a sadomasochist will inflict harm
> when HE wants to, whether his victim (participant?) "wants" it or not.

You then said:
> Yes, you could be wrong.  If the sadomasochist inflicts harm when HE
> wants to, whether his victim (participant?) "wants" it or not, then he is
> not following the Golden Rule, so is not an exception.  He is following a
> rule like:  Do unto others as you want.

If the sadomasochist (by my definition) follows another rule, then his 
behavior is an exception to the Golden Rule.

--Ham