House elves and some spoilers for Swordspoint WAS: realistic solutions

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No: HPFGUIDX 180940

> Betsy Hp:
> I've never liked that aspect of the prime directive *g*: to see 
> behavior that I deem as not good behavior, but I'll just let it go 
> because who am I to judge? 

Alla:

I am not sure about the meaning of this sentence, but just to be 
clear what I meant - that JKR encourages us, I certainly do not have 
a right to encourage you or anybody else to do anything. 


Betsy:
 I do agree with the idea that I can't 
> just swoop in with my superior armies and completely remake a 
> society.  But I do feel I can judge or apply my own personal 
values.  
> What use are my values unless I actually use them?  (For a RL 
> example: I think female circumcision is an abominable practise 
that 
> speaks very ill of those societies that allow or encourage the 
> practice.  It's not my society, but I feel quite free, and in fact 
> almost duty bound, to judge such behavior.)
<SNIP>

Alla:

Yep, I also freely apply my personal values, continue to do so, when 
I for example call what Snape  and Neville's Uncle does to Neville 
to be despicable child abuse.

But when I do so, I AM applying my personal values and it does not 
seem to reflect what WW society thinks about it.
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