Board 8 > Do you think you're a better person than those with different political opinions

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Where do you fall in?
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I AM a moderate :(
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It depends on why they're on the other side.

If it's a matter of economics, then no, I'm not better than them just I'm on one side or the other.

If it's because they think that "gay people already had the same rights as straight people - to marry someone of the opposite sex" is a good argument, then I'm just better at thinking than they are.

If it's because they believe all Muslims to be violent extremists, that being queer is inherently wicked and immoral, or that Christianity should be the only religion people are allowed to practice, then yes, I am more righteous than they are.
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That's a tricky question. I naturally believe in the morality of my political stances, and so those who support the opposite must promote the immoral, according to me. But we're all a bunch of flawed humans, and I'm nothing special, so I can't be that judgmental. In terms of the people I do feel are bad, "extremists" doesn't exactly encapsulate all of them. It's entirely possible to be willfully ignorant and mean-spirited within the scope of mainstream politics. But it's more of an attitude thing than a belief thing.
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BowserCuffs posted...

It depends on why they're on the other side.

If it's a matter of economics, then no, I'm not better than them just I'm on one side or the other.

If it's because they think that "gay people already had the same rights as straight people - to marry someone of the opposite sex" is a good argument, then I'm just better at thinking than they are.

If it's because they believe all Muslims to be violent extremists, that being queer is inherently wicked and immoral, or that Christianity should be the only religion people are allowed to practice, then yes, I am more righteous than they are.

I think this is the gist of it. Stuff like economics, country relations, etc is a matter of running the country. There's no hard and fast rule to that.
Stuff like denying human rights is objectively bad.
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scarletspeed7 posted...

I AM a moderate :(

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paperwarior posted...

That's a tricky question. I naturally believe in the morality of my political stances, and so those who support the opposite must promote the immoral, according to me. But we're all a bunch of flawed humans, and I'm nothing special, so I can't be that judgmental. In terms of the people I do feel are bad, "extremists" doesn't exactly encapsulate all of them. It's entirely possible to be willfully ignorant and mean-spirited within the scope of mainstream politics. But it's more of an attitude thing than a belief thing.

This.

For the record, I have met many moral Republicans - or rather, at least Republicans I consider moral.

Ironically, they're the pariahs of their party. Or... no wait, that's actually entirely appropriate.

It's human nature to consider everyone who shares your specific moral views to be moral, though. And I understand it goes the same way for them.

(I just disagree that "driving homosexuality back underground" is a good, moral thing)
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I am not narcissistic enough to think that my political or moral views are more correct than everyone else.
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KingBartz posted...

I am not narcissistic enough to think that my political or moral views are more correct than everyone else.

But you're narcissistic enough to consider everyone else narcissistic? ;)

(Kidding.)
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BowserCuffs posted...

It depends on why they're on the other side.

This is basically it.
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As a rule, your own views will drive the answer to this.

Hitler and the Nazis believed they were right and moral.

In truth, Morality is subjective. So, on the basis of "I'm better because I'm more moral" being a thing, the answer must be a schrodinger's answer, because both sides are equals.
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I think I have objectively better political opinions, and depending on what their opinions are, I might be definitely better than they are. However I am far from perfect so even if I have slightly better political opinions that someone they could potentially beat me overall due to other areas.

velocycloraptor posted...

I think I have objectively better political opinions, and depending on what their opinions are, I might be definitely better than they are. However I am far from perfect so even if I have slightly better political opinions that someone they could potentially beat me overall due to other areas.

See note: This is nothing but an opinion.
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An objective opinion though
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foolm0r0n posted...

An objective opinion though

I think you meant objectionable.
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i am objectively better than nazis
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Huff n puff 20 posted...

velocycloraptor posted...

I think I have objectively better political opinions, and depending on what their opinions are, I might be definitely better than they are. However I am far from perfect so even if I have slightly better political opinions that someone they could potentially beat me overall due to other areas.

See note: This is nothing but an opinion.

nobody claimed otherwise, nerd

the premise is that someone has views I think are wrong. to my view, they are then objectively wrong. this isn't a fact situation, there is no "objectively the best answer" in politics unless you then add an addendum of "to get _X_ outcome" afterwards

That post conclusively proves why The Good Wife forever has created the greatest form of trolling for this generation.
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