Monday, February 25, 2008

Subjectivity and the countryman

I think that the countryman is the subject of the Law. He is a countryman so that usually means that he probably lives on a farm and does the usual activities farmers do like harvesting, plowing, etc. Since he lives on a farm he probably has never gone against the Law; he has his own set of rules that he tends to follow. The Law is far from his home but the presence of it is in his mind all the time since the Law probably gave him his land. When the Law is in his life, he follows the rules because its the Law; the almighty and powerful Law. He listens to the laws and never disobeys them. He lets the Law shape his life, thats why he is who he is. To a degree, he is the subject of the law because he obeys the Law yet really is not a part of it. He is a unique individual yet is in the shadow of the Law so that he is guaranteed into the right status quo.
John Tom

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