writer's block

[robinliness]

So...

Anyone want to chat about Locke and Rousseau?

Comments

[specialfriend99]

um... my knowledge is probably more limited than yours but my understanding goes that

Locke said government has an obligation the people and if it fails to uphold htat obligtation the people have a right to change the government.

Rousseau said people are forced to conform to the society or government that hteir born in which then restricts them

that probably doens't help and may not be totally right, but i'm almost always up for debating political theory

[robinliness]

Actually, Rousseau was way more progressive than that, he said that the people were the sovereign and made the laws, which they would then be forced to abide by.

I like Rousseau, even if he was hopeless idealist with a slightly nutty political structure. Locke was a bit of an ass because his main point was that government should protect private property, and screw everything else.

I just hate my paper. It explains the thinkers reasonably well, but my thesis is either very bad or non-existent, which is a bit of a problem.

[specialfriend99]

ya i feel that, i totally wrote a paper that didnt really answer the prompt yesterday...

in other news, i really miss you and we shoudl try devise some way for all or several of us to meet up (winter break perchance.... we can hope). I hope college is treating you alright.

[ann_boleyn]

i don't suppose everyone wants to meet up in ny? yes yes?
no, i didn't think so. *sigh*

[specialfriend99]

i might consider visiting new york, i did work all summer and i havn't really been spending hte money i have saved up.

[robinliness]

Uri, you're a peach. I would love to have a meet up over winter break. I've been toying with the idea of winter camp, I'm not sure if I want to work there or not, though I'll probably end up coming out for New Year's.

College better treat you well, or I want to know why.