Comments on: Silent Scandals http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2009/06/24/silent-scandals/ Conservative and Libertarian Intellectual Philosophy and Politics Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:00:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Patrick Mulligan http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2009/06/24/silent-scandals/comment-page-1/#comment-78777 Patrick Mulligan Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:40:32 +0000 http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2009/06/24/silent-scandals/#comment-78777 How can you possibly be focusing on these little trivialities when Michael Jackson just had a heart attack and Governor Sanford admitted he was diddling an Argentine woman during his South America trips (remember what a huge scandal it was when Bill Clinton was screwing around on his wife and then lied about it under oath to congress)? How can you possibly be focusing on these little trivialities when Michael Jackson just had a heart attack and Governor Sanford admitted he was diddling an Argentine woman during his South America trips (remember what a huge scandal it was when Bill Clinton was screwing around on his wife and then lied about it under oath to congress)?

]]> By: milbrat http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2009/06/24/silent-scandals/comment-page-1/#comment-78770 milbrat Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:26:23 +0000 http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2009/06/24/silent-scandals/#comment-78770 The MSM has, and always will, operate this way. Conservatives will continuously be 'called out' for deviation from the most narrow definition of moral behavior; simply because they have them, or claim to have them. Progressives will, in the same breath, excuse any dalliance exercised by a fellow progressive. Nonjudgmentalism requires they agree that any moral system they may ascribe to cannot be enforced upon another person. However; since conservatives make claim to possess 'morality' to begin with, progressives maintain it is correct not only to 'judge' their behavior, but to judge it in comparison to the most stringent set of standards that can be perceived. In order to completely understand this one has to look no further than the behavior of a former Governor of the State of Arkansas and the coverage; and the behavior of a soon-to-be former Governor of the State of South Carolina. One was actually subject to credible accusations of rape by more than one source, the other admitted to adultery. One was protected, excused, and supported by progressives. The other is providing the rapture of "schadenfreude" to all progressives, as Nancy pointed out. The MSM has, and always will, operate this way. Conservatives will continuously be ‘called out’ for deviation from the most narrow definition of moral behavior; simply because they have them, or claim to have them.

Progressives will, in the same breath, excuse any dalliance exercised by a fellow progressive. Nonjudgmentalism requires they agree that any moral system they may ascribe to cannot be enforced upon another person. However; since conservatives make claim to possess ‘morality’ to begin with, progressives maintain it is correct not only to ‘judge’ their behavior, but to judge it in comparison to the most stringent set of standards that can be perceived.

In order to completely understand this one has to look no further than the behavior of a former Governor of the State of Arkansas and the coverage; and the behavior of a soon-to-be former Governor of the State of South Carolina. One was actually subject to credible accusations of rape by more than one source, the other admitted to adultery. One was protected, excused, and supported by progressives. The other is providing the rapture of “schadenfreude” to all progressives, as Nancy pointed out.

]]> By: Anderson http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2009/06/24/silent-scandals/comment-page-1/#comment-78765 Anderson Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:15:38 +0000 http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2009/06/24/silent-scandals/#comment-78765 So Felix, are you advocating that we cut all public schooling? So Felix, are you advocating that we cut all public schooling?

]]> By: Mountain Man http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2009/06/24/silent-scandals/comment-page-1/#comment-78762 Mountain Man Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:52:41 +0000 http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2009/06/24/silent-scandals/#comment-78762 Education, thinking, and decision making rely on information. Tainted information negates those processes. Education, thinking, and decision making rely on information. Tainted information negates those processes.

]]> By: felix http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2009/06/24/silent-scandals/comment-page-1/#comment-78759 felix Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:14:52 +0000 http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2009/06/24/silent-scandals/#comment-78759 "This effectively denies every American the right to enough information to make an informed decision." Besides being ridiculously whiney, that statement is also untrue factually. Education, thinking, and decision making is a personal responsibility. “This effectively denies every American the right to enough information to make an informed decision.”

Besides being ridiculously whiney, that statement is also untrue factually. Education, thinking, and decision making is a personal responsibility.

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