I agree I am not a big fan of any of the current candidates, and Obama and Clinton are both total politicians. On the other hand, I feel McCain IS, shockingly, the most honest of the bunch. The problem is that he honestly shares his completely flawed policies which makes it evident how much deep shit we would be in if he were elected.
"If you agree that discrimination is wrong, then it matters not how many suffer from the oppressive denial of rights, the mere existence of this denial is sufficient to warrant action."
It's not a question of whether I believe it is "moral" or "all right" to discriminate against even one person. It is not. Not even for one person. But that is a matter of idealism -- not realism. I'm a realist. Utopia and reality are two different things.
Is it okay for a parade of elephants to leave one behind if it is terminally ill or so old that it poses a threat to the survival of the herd? Are the elephants "immoral" beings for saying goodbye to their loved ones and moving on in order to survive and ensure that they find food and do not become prey of other animals?
It's not a matter of morality; it's a matter of survival.
"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails." -- William Arthur Ward
"If you agree that discrimination is wrong, then it matters not how many suffer from the oppressive denial of rights, the mere existence of this denial is sufficient to warrant action."
It's not a question of whether I believe it is "moral" or "all right" to discriminate against even one person. It is not. Not even for one person. But that is a matter of idealism -- not realism. I'm a realist. Utopia and reality are two different things.
Is it okay for a parade of elephants to leave one behind if it is terminally ill or so old that it poses a threat to the survival of the herd? Are the elephants "immoral" beings for saying goodbye to their loved ones and moving on in order to survive and ensure that they find food and do not become prey of other animals?
It's not a matter of morality; it's a matter of survival.
"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails." -- William Arthur Ward
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