Comments on: The “Rangel Rule” http://www.leftist.org/haightspeech/archives/445.html Kyle and Anne Haight: Annoying People In Stereo Since 1971 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:22:14 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kyle Haight http://www.leftist.org/haightspeech/archives/445.html/comment-page-1#comment-3030 Kyle Haight Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:26:06 +0000 http://www.leftist.org/haightspeech/archives/445.html#comment-3030 I was thinking in terms of individuals, not groups. People who made bad choices can sometimes regain their credibility on issues of moral judgement by demonstrating in action that they understand the root of their moral breach and have taken steps to correct the flaws in their character that made it possible. Given the URL from which you are coming, I infer you are Christian, which means your model of moral redemption is likely very different from mine. As an Objectivist, I don't think there is any obligation to be "humble in the land before God" -- I don't believe in God, and I think humility is a vice. (I guess that makes me a flat-out atheist truth-teller?) I hold no love for the Democrats. The intellectual core of their party is fascist, with an environmentalist emphasis. But I also hold no love for the Republicans. The intellectual core of their party is also fascist, with a religious emphasis. I'm left with a choice between virofascism and theofascism, when all I want is to be free. I was thinking in terms of individuals, not groups. People who made bad choices can sometimes regain their credibility on issues of moral judgement by demonstrating in action that they understand the root of their moral breach and have taken steps to correct the flaws in their character that made it possible. Given the URL from which you are coming, I infer you are Christian, which means your model of moral redemption is likely very different from mine. As an Objectivist, I don’t think there is any obligation to be “humble in the land before God” — I don’t believe in God, and I think humility is a vice. (I guess that makes me a flat-out atheist truth-teller?)

I hold no love for the Democrats. The intellectual core of their party is fascist, with an environmentalist emphasis. But I also hold no love for the Republicans. The intellectual core of their party is also fascist, with a religious emphasis. I’m left with a choice between virofascism and theofascism, when all I want is to be free.

]]> By: Randal http://www.leftist.org/haightspeech/archives/445.html/comment-page-1#comment-3029 Randal Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:58:17 +0000 http://www.leftist.org/haightspeech/archives/445.html#comment-3029 Gotta disagree with your opening statements. Because a FEW Republicans are perverts in no way should disqualify the entire party from speaking about moral issues. NOBODY is perfect. So are we all therefore disqualified from ever speaking out on a single thing? At least the GOP has a core group of people who really do feel an earnest call to be humble in the land before God, whereas Democrats are flat out atheist liars, clawing their way into power by virtue of nothing more grand than misleading the gullible with thanks to their deceitful friends who pretend to be reporters at ABC, NBC and CBS. Either way, I appreciate your honest attempts to be fair. Unlike the people you sometimes vote for (Hillary), it is doubtful you would ever work to undermine freedom while tricking people into believing a fake image of what is really going on. Gotta disagree with your opening statements.

Because a FEW Republicans are perverts in no way should disqualify the entire party from speaking about moral issues.

NOBODY is perfect. So are we all therefore disqualified from ever speaking out on a single thing?

At least the GOP has a core group of people who really do feel an earnest call to be humble in the land before God, whereas Democrats are flat out atheist liars, clawing their way into power by virtue of nothing more grand than misleading the gullible with thanks to their deceitful friends who pretend to be reporters at ABC, NBC and CBS.

Either way, I appreciate your honest attempts to be fair. Unlike the people you sometimes vote for (Hillary), it is doubtful you would ever work to undermine freedom while tricking people into believing a fake image of what is really going on.

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