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

To: epicure who wrote (62681)	10/15/2002 4:38:01 PM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 82486

I mean condemning malice in this or that apparent instance where it is in play. And since malice is an act of will intending harm, the condemnation must be directed at the individual perpetrator. We discussed this sort of thing before. Anyway, one refrains from blaming someone on the premise that somehow he couldn't help it, which is sometimes true. But I would rather be mistaken treating someone as a responsible agent, and thus encouraging him to take responsibility, than by treating someone responsible as morally helpless, in most cases. I have had people thank me for treating them with enough respect to recriminate with them. It made them feel like they were responsible for their lives, not just objects of pity......