Yeah, a lot of the moral arguments sort of... fall flat with me. I mean, I get what you're saying -- all of the candidates ARE flawed in some way. And I myself had planned on voting for Obama at first, but the more I learned about him and his policies, the less I believed I wanted to hand him the keys to the country. But, since I don't believe in NOT voting, I've made the best decision I can, based on what issues are important to me. (Economy, kind of at the top of the list.)
I've gotten into arguments with students who wanted to write argumentative papers, defending moral standpoints, because I refused to accept that as a topic, and promised an F if they tried. I was once reported to the department chair for doing this. I have argued passionately with my mother in favor of gay marriage. I believe firmly in a woman's right to choose (and to folks who want to make THAT a moral argument, I say "judge not lest ye be judged, man").
Issues with their roots in moral arguments will never be resolved with any degree of satisfaction for either side -- people aren't happy with compromises in that case. And I do not want politicians arguing for or against these "moral" issues. Good GRIEF, consider the level of corruption and greed in Washington -- and people want them to make sound decisions on moral issues? WTF?
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Date: 2008-10-06 04:38 pm (UTC)Yeah, a lot of the moral arguments sort of... fall flat with me. I mean, I get what you're saying -- all of the candidates ARE flawed in some way. And I myself had planned on voting for Obama at first, but the more I learned about him and his policies, the less I believed I wanted to hand him the keys to the country. But, since I don't believe in NOT voting, I've made the best decision I can, based on what issues are important to me. (Economy, kind of at the top of the list.)
I've gotten into arguments with students who wanted to write argumentative papers, defending moral standpoints, because I refused to accept that as a topic, and promised an F if they tried. I was once reported to the department chair for doing this. I have argued passionately with my mother in favor of gay marriage. I believe firmly in a woman's right to choose (and to folks who want to make THAT a moral argument, I say "judge not lest ye be judged, man").
Issues with their roots in moral arguments will never be resolved with any degree of satisfaction for either side -- people aren't happy with compromises in that case. And I do not want politicians arguing for or against these "moral" issues. Good GRIEF, consider the level of corruption and greed in Washington -- and people want them to make sound decisions on moral issues? WTF?