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To: Syncretic
No, there's conflict here, but it's not what you think it is. You want to define your way into holding the moral high ground, and I dispute that you have some special mandate to do so.

The real conflict here is that I realize that in a pluralistic society composed of competing interests, I'm not going to get everything I want every single time, and it would be really quite unreasonable for me to expect that I would. You, on the other hand, think that society is rightfully yours to do with what you will, and anyone who disagrees is expected to simply give up and get out of your way. And if they don't, if they have the nerve to actively oppose you, you reserve unto yourself the right to whine like a schoolboy about unjust oppression, how unfair it is that you're being victimized by a cruel world that refuses to cater to your every whim.

It's not about right and wrong - I see right and wrong as well as you do. What I don't see is your right to have your way on every occasion, lest you burst into tears at the horrible thought of being denied something you really, really want. Call yourself a victim if you like, tell us all how heavy your shackles of oppression are, but don't be surprised when a lot of folks start thinking you simply need to grow up.

101 posted on 03/10/2006 7:56:36 AM PST by Senator Bedfellow
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To: Senator Bedfellow
You, on the other hand, think that society is rightfully yours to do with what you will, and anyone who disagrees is expected to simply give up and get out of your way. And if they don't, if they have the nerve to actively oppose you, you reserve unto yourself the right to whine like a schoolboy about unjust oppression, how unfair it is that you're being victimized by a cruel world that refuses to cater to your every whim. It's not about right and wrong - I see right and wrong as well as you do. What I don't see is your right to have your way on every occasion, lest you burst into tears at the horrible thought of being denied something you really, really want. Call yourself a victim if you like, tell us all how heavy your shackles of oppression are, but don't be surprised when a lot of folks start thinking you simply need to grow up.

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118 posted on 03/10/2006 9:29:09 AM PST by balrog666 (Come and see my new profile! Now with corrected spelling!)
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