very good post. Something i read about in college made me think in my sociology class. Police do not have Power, they have Authority. Authority is a social power. Symbolic interactionists look at the titles, and why it is a power symbol. Power is like a mafia don, or a manipulator, or a body builder. There power isn't of a social origin.

Sorry about all the spelling and typos, smoking :stoned:
Omni05 Reviewed by Omni05 on . An insightful post by your main man on the social issues.. Hmm. Lately, I've been doing a lot of soul searching, and have been taking note of various peoples opinions on social issues, how they feel about their country, and things that relate to it. One thing that we all know, this is a diverse country, with people living different lifestyles. But here is where we just start to scratch the surface. The US -- is it really the land of the free, or even quite honestly -- the mindset most "Americans" truly have? Rating: 5