Situational ethics and civility

LDB · Mar 18, 2011

You just have to love liberals. When you have a shooting spree by a lunatic it's domestic terrorism. When you have a shooting spree by a Muslim terrorist it's a random act of violence. When you have the domestic lunatic it's an opportunity to take a common political comment, targeting in the next election, and use it entirely out of context to denigrate conservatives. When you have a very difficult fiscal decision taken it's a time to remain silent while death threats flow. What happened to the call for civility and the repeated media and liberal clamor? Oh yeah, they meant none of it. It was situational ethics for political agenda purposes.

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/262428/death-threats-dozens-deroy-murdock

greg334 · Mar 18, 2011

So?

We all know this happens with those on the left, they are in many cases emotional idiots with small minds.

The best thing to do is not to make a big deal about it, find out who is doing it and put them in jail.

LDB · Mar 18, 2011

Yes, put them in jail. I posted this for the benefit of some who think the liberals aren't as bad as they are and that I am too hard on them.

greg334 · Mar 19, 2011

LDB said:
Yes, put them in jail. I posted this for the benefit of some who think the liberals aren't as bad as they are and that I am too hard on them.

Well replace the word liberal with conservative and it has the same meaning. This is something you and others seem to miss when you are putting issues into social ethics categories and then saying one group or another is at fault for this or that - both sides are at fault and both sides support the other's argument.

LDB · Mar 19, 2011

I'm not missing anything. I have and do criticize both groups. Just like most things in life this follows roughly an 80/20 rule. That's why liberals are more often mentioned.

cheri1122 · Mar 19, 2011

LDB said:
You just have to love liberals. When you have a shooting spree by a lunatic it's domestic terrorism. When you have a shooting spree by a Muslim terrorist it's a random act of violence. When you have the domestic lunatic it's an opportunity to take a common political comment, targeting in the next election, and use it entirely out of context to denigrate conservatives. When you have a very difficult fiscal decision taken it's a time to remain silent while death threats flow. What happened to the call for civility and the repeated media and liberal clamor? Oh yeah, they meant none of it. It was situational ethics for political agenda purposes.

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/262428/death-threats-dozens-deroy-murdock

If I cared to take the time to do it, I'm sure I could find just as many examples of criminal stupidity among republicans & conservatives on liberal websites. And I'm equally sure that if those liberal sites were on my daily reading list, [as conservative sites are on yours], I'd be convinced that the 80/20 rule was exactly the opposite of what you say it is.
But I don't 'hang out' on either side of the aisle, because that's not where the truth lies - just a lot of uncivil finger pointing and 'preaching to the choir'.
BTW, every quote recorded in the article linked is from a citizen - can you find even ONE from any politician or public figure to demonstrate that those who called for more civility in political discourse was a hypocrite? If not, the 'situational ethics' charge is just more BS.

LDB · Mar 20, 2011

Oh there is definitely stupidity on the right. I've complained about it. The left is not all stupidity either. Listening to Colmes or Schultz or Maddow or others one hears a bit of truth and sensibility amid the rest of the crazy stuff. When one works from mind to heart it's apparent conservative principles are more correct. When one works from heart to mind it's far more difficult to move beyond feelings first and see the actual truth.

greg334 · Mar 20, 2011

Well Leo, I heard a quote the other day and heard it before which applies to this "discussion" of liberals and conservatives - not you.

"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people" - Eleanor Roosevelt

Much of the idiotcracy in our media and government, both legitimate and entertainment, puts liberal against conservative and this is where the quote can be applied without hesitation. Most speak of people, many speak of evens but no one speaks of ideas - which includes all the talking heads on both sides and especially those "great Americans".

I can't understand the idea that there is any difference between the two forms, regardless how you want to slice and dice them because it all comes down to power and control that they require to make them feel they are doing the right thing. Even with the division within either party, many still demand others do as they say regardless if it comes from the heart, feet, or brain.