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

To: Neocon who wrote (60118)	9/27/2002 4:57:40 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

Well, if we let our spouse down they might leave us if we don't make them feel better. So it is in our own self interest to make that spouse feel better, if we want to keep them. I think it is all about risks and rewards. Not really about duty at all. If you want someone around, you try to make them happy with your behavior. If that means explaining, then you explain. I don't see any "duty" in that, just selfishness. And if you don't explain, it means you couldn't be bothered, because the person and the event aren't that important. Rudeness is very subjective, imo. And if you want a person around, you learn what their idea of rudeness is, and if you don't really care, you don't. But again, it is mere self interest that makes one go the extra distance. IMO

To: Neocon who wrote (60118)	9/27/2002 5:40:40 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

When the matter is more substantial, it is not a matter of courtesy, but of responsibility, since there are certain persons who are markedly affected by our behavior, such as children, spouses, and close friends, who might be terribly let down by us. There you are again, making the same basic statement, without support. So, people are let down. So, people are affected. But why does that make it my RESPONSIBILITY to expose my private life and thoughts to them?