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To: Pan_Yan

Thank you for your additions. There is truly a difference between those who like to think of themselves as conservatives and those who actually belive in the principles of the philosophy. One of the problems involved is the failure to buy-in to moral absolutes as a value-system. In my response I said what is right is right and what is wrong is wrong. Notice our new colleague employs situational ethics questioning the utility of a platform that includes pro-life re: abortion, euthanasia, etc. Politics tends to do that to people. The problem with America is that 60% has lost their way on such moral absolutes. It doesn’t matter if it is popular or politically expedient. It is about who we are and what is right.


68 posted on 11/09/2008 7:33:55 PM PST by DBCJR (What would you expect?)
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To: DBCJR
My tag line until yesterday was “All gray areas are fabrications.” Without moral absolutes all arguments eventually end up in lawyerly mensing of words the culmination of which was President Clinton and the infamous meaning of “is”.

Freepgards.

86 posted on 11/09/2008 8:58:05 PM PST by Pan_Yan (America has proved it's not racist. Now it needs to prove it's not suicidal.)
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