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Originally Posted by Mr Mephisto
And you can't make that decision on your own?
I'm just curious. Mojo thinks I'm [almost] insulting his "Americanism"; whatever.
I just can't see why you think that referring to what an 200 year dead slave-holder wrote in his diary, or a personal letter, can help you dedice on the morality of stem cell research (for example).
Maybe it's just me. America is a land that pushes the borders and brings the world into the future, yet clings to the past at the same time. I think it's notable and worth commenting upon.
No "insult" intended.
Mr Mephisto
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I personally don't need the lies. They have plenty to teach me without lies and exaggerations. BUT, the average american (at least 51%, I'll bet) probably needs this in order to feel a connection to morality, equality, and things of that nature. We obviously don't have leaders in this country who are willing to be examples by being moral, so there is a vaccume.
A lot of important figures in history had slaves. It's morally reprehensible, but that doesn't change the good they did. The Constitution of the United States of America is one of the most brilliant writings I've ever read, and when I pledge my life to my country I pledge my life not only to the citizens of this country, but to that document.
A connection to the future is not complete without a connection to the past. Seriously.
