Thanks for the elaborate answer!
I still think that we ought to differentiate between "sexual indiscretions" and "sexual harrassment". While, undoubtedly, the second should NOT be tolerated, the first is a matter of interpretation and preference. Once elected to office, it may even be somewhat unfair do "fire" him based on these preferences. Strange as it may sound, it would be akin to discrimination based upon personal preferences. Its like hiring someone and then firing them because of sexual preferences, once the boss learns that that person is gay. A lot of people still think that homosexuality is a "sin" - far worse than infedelity!!
<<Unfortunately, a lot of people think the way you do and thats a big reason there are so many broken marriages, and that is a big reason that we have so many social problems,...>>
I don't know exactly what you mean by "broken marriages", but people have the option of divorce, and if it is divorce that you had in mind (as a problem), I hapened to think that divorce and its increased social acceptance are welcomed signs and vehicles of liberation and personal empowerement. I doubt married life has changed all that much with repsect to infidelities, but emancipation and inclusion have now brought about a viable alternative. It gives a person more choices and power over their own life, and that is good; and if it is good for the individual it cannot be bad for society.
Maybe if you cite specific "social problems" I could better illustrate my point. I bet a lot of what you perceive as social problems, I'll probably deem progress. |
