Individual V. Community

[Fawkes]

I can't post the actual article because it is copyrighted but basically, a condominium company has told a woman that she has to remove the American flag in front of her house or they will start fining her for it.

Article. (http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-ewdflag0206.artfeb06,0,5464860.story)

My question does not directly relate to this article but there is a connection.

My question is, when do the wishes of the community supersede those of the individual?

[abbielives!]

when the actions of the individual threaten the survival of the community.

[Kropotkin Has a Posse]

And displaying a flag doesn't really strike me as threatening survival, stupid as it may be.

[Floyce White]

The basic unit of the species is the community. Individuals are born and die--the community continues. No issue should be looked at by workers as "me versus them" or "us versus them." That's how the capitalists look at things.

[Janus]

Whenever the interests of the community outweigh those of the individual.

[Qwerty Dvorak]

Perhaps this thread should be merged with this one (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=62303)?

[Janus]

Similar subject but the question/topic at hand is different. It's best to keep threads in Learning separate to avoid confusion unless they are asking the exact same questions.