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Glory's Sun · 09-21-2006, 07:32 AM

There's something else I'd like to mention. I have no idea if it's relevant to this thread as I don't even know what this thread is about anymore. It's undergone many mutations and not all of them are welcome in my eyes.. anyway.

About the societal norm thing.. Where were morals when this country was immersed in segregation? I live in an area that is still dominated by ignorance and racism yet, it's called part of the bible belt and is supposedly a conservative state. People here talk about morals, yet they are quick to judge based on nothing but color. Am I just supposed to go with the social norm here?? No of course not.

Why should I make judgements about people?? Whether they be moral or otherwise I still do it but it shouldn't be overwhelming to where I consider the person something they aren't just because of what I first perceive. I think the best area to address this is in the legal sense. If selected for a jury, some will automatically make up their mind before any defense or prosicution is presented. Why? Because they have made a moral judgement based on that person and it blinds them to anything else. A judge instructs to look at all evidence to determine the character of a person. How often does this really happen? I don't think it happens as often as it should. So on that note, I don't think people should make pre-noted subjections about a person. People are just people. You do your thing and I'll do mine. You may not like smoking and think I'm a worse person for doing it, I may not like your choice of lifestyle (although that would be hard to come by for me) but I'm not going to think that you are a bad person. If you physically harm me or my wife, then yes I might think you are a bad person. That's inevitable. If I walk through a crowd on non-smokers and I know that 3 seconds of smoke won't hurt them, I won't fault them for saying smoking is wrong. I will only fault them if they allow me to do what I find pleasureable in an area that doesn't really affect them. Only and only when I encroach in areas that I shouldn't be should they be vindicated for their feelings and vise-versa.

Like I said I don't know if this is relevant, but there it is I put it out there. Do with it what you shall.

09-21-2006, 07:32 AM	#59 (permalink)
Glory's Sun Registered User	There's something else I'd like to mention. I have no idea if it's relevant to this thread as I don't even know what this thread is about anymore. It's undergone many mutations and not all of them are welcome in my eyes.. anyway. About the societal norm thing.. Where were morals when this country was immersed in segregation? I live in an area that is still dominated by ignorance and racism yet, it's called part of the bible belt and is supposedly a conservative state. People here talk about morals, yet they are quick to judge based on nothing but color. Am I just supposed to go with the social norm here?? No of course not. Why should I make judgements about people?? Whether they be moral or otherwise I still do it but it shouldn't be overwhelming to where I consider the person something they aren't just because of what I first perceive. I think the best area to address this is in the legal sense. If selected for a jury, some will automatically make up their mind before any defense or prosicution is presented. Why? Because they have made a moral judgement based on that person and it blinds them to anything else. A judge instructs to look at all evidence to determine the character of a person. How often does this really happen? I don't think it happens as often as it should. So on that note, I don't think people should make pre-noted subjections about a person. People are just people. You do your thing and I'll do mine. You may not like smoking and think I'm a worse person for doing it, I may not like your choice of lifestyle (although that would be hard to come by for me) but I'm not going to think that you are a bad person. If you physically harm me or my wife, then yes I might think you are a bad person. That's inevitable. If I walk through a crowd on non-smokers and I know that 3 seconds of smoke won't hurt them, I won't fault them for saying smoking is wrong. I will only fault them if they allow me to do what I find pleasureable in an area that doesn't really affect them. Only and only when I encroach in areas that I shouldn't be should they be vindicated for their feelings and vise-versa. Like I said I don't know if this is relevant, but there it is I put it out there. Do with it what you shall.