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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: PROLIFE who wrote (64986)	1/18/2000 8:24:00 PM
From: Johannes Pilch	Respond to of 67261

I marvel that some of us so easily confuse political correctness with maintaining our basic rights. I do not advocate changing language to acknowledge "diversity" or hyphenating everything to lift up "diversity" at the expense of the unifying American ethic. I do not advocate the forced acceptance of sexually deviant value systems by might of the state, or the use of said might to increase participation in "sensitivity programs." I advocate maintaining the values and rights that have historically allowed the American ethic to crystalise, one of which is the right of association. My argument rests primarily against the contention that an employee has some sort of moral or logical "right" to keep his job despite assaulting those whom his superiors have an interest in protecting. There is no such right, and so it is not "PC" to deny what does not exist. I do not know Turner's chain of command, but if he has centralised authority they are completely within their rights to keep or fire him on the basis of his public comments. I am a Christian, and would have been remarkably insulted were Ted Turner someone I respected. Even so, as one who potentially uses his products, thereby employing him, I have the right to "fire" him as best I can (and I have done so). Were I his direct authority I perhaps would have fired him without looking up from the morning's paper. Perhaps I would not have fired him, but I have the right to do either-- so far. As for my reaction to the specifics of the Rocker matter, I simply believe it improper to assault a man simply because of his innate passive characteristics. I think my belief is well grounded in reason, but perhaps others disagree with my view. This is fine. I yet reserve the right not to associate with them on any level within my power to control. And they have the right to disassociate with me (thank God), and I hope they use it.