Posted on 07/06/2015 7:29:31 PM PDT by markomalley
Actually I do not think we are in that much disagreement.
Thomas: “It can be kept or given away by the individual and the individual alone.”
That is the same thing. In essence the individual is the keeper of their own dignity. It can be kept of given away. The only difference with what I said is that I said we start neutral. Thomas says we start positive and can lose it. Both ways lay responsibility for it at the individual, not the government or other people.
By one of the definitions of “integrity,” one can have total integrity while being completely evil.
Respect is earned.
Dignity is supplied by the individual themselves. It is the bearing that comes with self-respect. It cannot be taken or denigrated by another - even ridicule in the face of dignity does not lessen the dignity being displayed.
“The only difference with what I said is that I said we start neutral. “
Agreed this is the crux of the difference. I agree with Thomas.
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