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Originally Posted by alansmithee
Would you have malice toward people who share the same beliefs of the current administration, or people who support that administration? If so, that's no different than the quotes in the article. Both are cases of holding malice against people who have differing viewpoints.
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Good question. I have malice (to keep using that word - I wouldn't have chosen that word, but it suffices) towards the administration that starts programs, but doesn't fund them (no child left behind), or cuts workforce retraining programs, and claims to be expanding them, or works to limit the rights of people to marry.
I hold no malice towards people that support that administration. I just think they are foolish, shortsighted, or concerned about other issues. My dad is a single issue voter, and voted for Bush. He just doesn't care about the other stuff - he falls into the shortsighted camp...
I have "malice" where I believe people are hurting other people in a varied and systematic way. I reserve the right to disagree with anyone that supports them, but "malice" (for me) is reserved for those that DO.
I'm sure there is a deep philosophical discussion in this that will go over my head.
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You can be a threat due to you beliefs in the same way that the amoral left feels that the religious right can be a threat because of their beliefs.
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In a connected way, the idea that someone can be a threat because of their THOUGHTS is amazingly frightening to me. I'm no spokesperson for the 'amoral left', but I'll bet you'd have a hard time finding someone that would tell you the "right" is a threat because of their
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The "right" is a threat because they seem to want their beliefs to be MY beliefs. From my persepective, you can believe what ever you want. You can believe the moon is made of cheese, or that Santa Claus is a blue alien that wears a costume and performs gay marriages in the off season for all I care. But when the "right" tries to legislate that, I have a problem. Not that I believe the "right" would try to legislate THAT.
Do mean the part of the "left" that is amoral (in the way that there are moral and amoral members of any group)? Or do you mean that the entire left is amoral?
And if you mean the latter, don't you realize how insulting you are to everyone on this board that would call themselves "left"?? You are saying none of us has morals. How freakin' dare you??
If you don't like being characterized in a particular way because of your political beliefs, you should be calling people on it. Help people understand what is offensive, if anything. I sure don't see it here.
Assuming it's there at all, 2 wrongs sure don't make a right.