I agree. When you vote with your feet in such a society there have to be powerful motivators. Just to finish my initial comparative observation, of two admittedly non-equivalent circumstances, one sees the same. Individuals broke out of the Soviet camp and camp cities in Siberia, choosing arctic and sub-arctic wilderness of untold vastness to staying. -- Stephan On 12 Jun 2007, at 14:52, [log in to unmask] wrote: > It seems to me that slaves who ran away were obviously unhappy. > No need to > prove that point with any narative. > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http:// > www.aol.com.