Posted on 08/24/2011 4:02:43 AM PDT by Kaslin
“When and if we are out bred in sheer numbers and Islam is the government, will you say the same? Are you ready then for government enforced morality?”
There is only one true God...your argument is flawed in it’s entirety.
“Lets stick with Christians. Which sect? Where do you draw the line? Will government enforce morality by plucking out the eye that has committed lust?”
There is only one true God...and the laws of God are plain for all of us.
Human reasoning without consideration of God’s laws is what gave us the Holocaust from the Nazi’s and from Communists. It is what gives us millions of abortions per year. It gives us death, perversion, and all sorts of negative actions and behavior. Libertarians seem to think that they are above all that, but truly just become a part of it by their lack of moral compass. Legalizing drugs is a good example of the flaws in their philosophy. So would legalizing blackmail as was put forth in the article. The assumption is that the blackmailer is telling the truth, but just wanting to get paid for not spreading the truth. That is hardly ever the case...I know from experience. Generally blackmailers take a small truth and add a bunch of distortion and lies to make it seem worse. Then they try to extort money so that whomever the blackmailer does not want to get hurt doesn’t get hurt.
Sometimes I think that our educational system exist for the teachers and not the students.
No educators know why the drop out rate is so high, they just hope the suckers don't catch on. BTW, H.L. Mencken was a high school drop out, Thomas Edison only got a far as second grade and Bill Gates was kicked out of Harvard after his Freshman year.
Of course, it happens. The difference is that it is not tolerated. Someone who is bullied on the job has legal options. Likewise, legal action can be taken against a bullying neighbor. The only area in which bullies can act with impunity is at school, where even if the parents know and complain to the school, action is, far too often, not taken. Too often, the attitude is either that it's just kids being kids, or that the victim should just learn to tolerate such treatment. Just because it's kids involved, doesn't mean it shouldn't be taken seriously.
That's fine until another blackmailer steps forward with knowledge of the crime.
Did I suggest that blackmailing was an appropriate methodolgy? I was responding to the notion that so called rich people prefer paying off someone with affordable cash as opposed to facing the consequencxes of their actions.
I do not buy the argument that blackmail is simply contolled gossip. It is extortion.
The whole reason for the summer break from school was so kids could work on farm in growing season. Kids SHOULD work for their money. Its just a great thing that they no longer have work to contribute to the family income!
Now those who wish to go to an NFL game can buy tickets on the Internet from other fans right up to a few hours before the game. (you just print out the ticket)
Such has made those dudes who want to scalp tickets outside the stadium akin to buggy whip manufacturers.
What is bribing Congress for favors?
Lets stick with "Modern Day Washington Politics" for 200 Alex...
Don’t get me wrong - I’m not down on Stossel. I watched a clip of him earlier explaining the “Broken Window Fallacy”, which was very well done. And I enjoyed “Give Me a Break”.
But this “it’s the economy, stupid” inanity has really infected this country...so much so that we end up applauding blackmail.
Maybe we should start saying, “You’re so stupid you think it’s the economy.” When you’re so “smart” that you can’t learn from the simplest truth, that is stupidity indeed. That’s Stossel sometimes, but I suspect it’s his libertarianism clouding his thinking.
Not tolerated? It is the norm for many managers!
There is almost a complete lack of evidence that the current classroom routine is anywhere near optimal.
Those who come out of public schooling with an education gained that education despite the best efforts of the public school system.
How do you erase the ideas held by 1.5 billion people? Do you erase the people or convert them all?
Will government enforce morality by plucking out the eye that has committed lust?
Are you sure they wont?
Whether blackmail equates to sound economics is arguable in itself, so it hardly qualifies as a case specific arguement for or against your assertion.
Employees have many legal recourses, and I believe that the laws are becoming more proactive on the matter. If certain employees tolerate being harassed at the workplace, chances are, it's because they don't know their rights.
“How do you erase the ideas held by 1.5 billion people? Do you erase the people or convert them all?”
I think you are confused...God’s laws are universal. We all understand them. You don’t have to erase the “ideas” held by 1.5 billion people...or do you think that they exclude those laws somehow??? Only the bad folks do that...
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