[MD] Values

[craigerb at comcast.net]

[Ham]
> This dialogue started with Marsha saying that the Golden Rule supports sadomasochism.

"Support" seems the wrong word; not in the sense of "encourages", anyway.

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

By "an exception to the Golden Rule" I would not mean someone who DOES not follow the Golden Rule.  God knows, we have unfortunately billions of those.  I would mean someone who SHOULD NOT follow the Golden Rule.
Craig