Actually those mushy shades of gray are precisely the point. It's not all one way or the other.
As right as we may think we are in one area or another ~ politics, education, religion ~ we've got to understand that there are other perspectives out there. That doesn't mean we have to agree with them.
My church in DC was very focused on racial reconciliation. If I learned anything in the time there it was that I could look at something with my background as a southern white boy and say "that's not racist." But my African American friend could look at the same situation and say "Well, yes it is."
That's not a very conservative thing to say. I admit being pretty stubborn in my political, religious and other views...because I think I'm right.
But I will never grow until I realize that other people may see things differently. And that has to be a part of my world view.
Michael Jackson is trying the court's patience... he's late to court and a warrant has been issued for his arrest if he doesn't show up in the next hour.
I just think politics has lost it's luster... it's all 'my team or your team' without respect for the other side, only loathing and a desire to win... It's sortof like the religion wars but uglier.
To devolve into calling it right, wrong, evil, holy devolves the institution of politics IMHO....
This has NOTHING to do with your rant this morning, this comes from reading DU and FR on the same subjects. FR still has control of the high ground, in that at least the points are well thought out and well argued... much more than the level of dialogue at DU... but still...