Reply #22: Just how metaphoric are you being? [View All]

[Anatos]

Willy-nilly is accurate for the ideas you are trying to express, I think. All I get is a vague desire on your part to say how horrible "society" is. Our laws prescribe penning away those who ARE undesirable. You can quibble with the definition of desirability or you can question its application. But neither is worth doing at all if your intention is to insinuate that society should not jail undesirables, which I believe may be the case.

There is nothing wrong with saying that society metaphorically asks and answers questions. But trying to use such an idea in an analysis of a real person in a real case is counterproductive. You did indeed advocate bringing the system to a stand-still. Metaphorically.