Posted on 08/18/2015 5:33:52 PM PDT by markomalley
Interesting. Seems like more of a British thing too.
I don’t watch tv let alone King of Thrones. I saw a dvd of King of Thrones once and it impressed me as not so soft porn. It is interesting to me how not watching tv I tend to be more shocked by what is thought acceptable viewing. I’m not ripping on you, but there is a lot of inappropriate material in there, which is why I don’t know about stabbing. I honestly appreciate the information.
When there is no absolute moral standard and morality degrades to how you feel, committing evil is easy to defend When there is no absolute moral standard and morality degrades to how you feel, committing evil is easy to defend if it feels good and the rights of others are deemed negotiable, if you don’t like it.
When acceptable and unacceptable depend on how others feel about it, the most emotional person in the room, even if irrational, sets the standard for the group. So we see SJW using the theoretical irrational feelings of an offended group prevent speakers from speaking, banning topics in class, trigger warnings on classic literature.
The mistake of letting emotional weight equal moral weight means the offended person gets to shout “I’m offended”, silencing debate in too many cases because too many people want to be nice (stupid) instead of stand up for absolute values.
You didn’t force them to respect your right to hold contrary ideas, and now they think that the silence of opposition means they are both utterly right and vindicated in rabidly attacking those who disagree.
They’re now coming into alignment with Islam, where hurt feelings against the political / religious movement are considered equal to a physical assault on believers.
This man’s offense was publicly opposing homosexuality. Like a Christian trying to convert Muslims, expressing his views is seen as a violent offense and met with violently.
What was her height? What was her weight? What was she wearing? Did she have any distinguishing marks such as tattoos? You get the feeling they are keeping it deliberately vague so that she won’t be caught because the powers that be in that community are pro-gay?
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