> -----Original Message----- > From: Sam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 11:09 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: This guy needs to get the shit beat out of him... > > If the guys sitting next to me on a bar stool and talks like that then > It's not likely I'd make it the count of ten.
I actually agree as well - circumstances matter. There's a difference between emotional release and reasoned consideration. I would defend this man's right to speak without reprisal. I feel very strongly that this is an ideal worth honoring. At the same time if somebody was yelling in a window's face near me I'd deck him as well. That predicating action isn't the statement of an opinion or an argument in a debate: it's an attack (albeit a verbal one) on an individual already in pain. Of course emotion wins out. Arguments devolving to emotional standards are common but not really helpful. If you're opposed to the death penalty there's always somebody to ask how you feel if it was your daughter/wife/mother who was raped and murdered. This is a powerful argument because it taps the emotional response. Ideals can't be argued in that way however. The whole point of ideals is that they're hard to defend and even harder to obtain. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:194188 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
