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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: epicure who wrote (17326)6/24/2001 10:38:41 PM
From: Lazarus_Long  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 82486
 
I suspect the slavery issue before the Civil War was like this: An issue that most people have an opinion on and that seemingly allows no compromise. We've made it through about thirty years without too much violence, but that could change in a flash. Hopefully this will never reach the point where it explodes- -but it could.



To: epicure who wrote (17326)6/25/2001 12:37:59 PM
From: The Philosopher  Respond to of 82486
 
Where there is great moral ambiguity it is best to let people turn to
their own consciences.

Hmmmm.

Middle East seems to have a lot of moral ambiguity.

Not sure I want

Lots of moral ambiguity about the death penalty, or whether a man has a right to kill a person who rapes and murders their wife, or lots of things.

Not sure I want to let people just turn to their consciences without imposing some rule of law..


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