Maybe we should create an identity that includes all three of us. Our opinions will be discussed in PM and only posted when all three of us have ratified said reply. Wait, that sounds like more work than actually making a coherent post. Damn. :biggrin1:
Posting by committee....nah.:biggrin1:
I'm mixed too in terms of my opinions being liberal or conservative by current standards. I have been called centrist or moderate many times, I think, because my views fail to fit neatly into one camp or the other-- though I think those terms are disingenuous since many of my views are far one way or the other. I don't identify with either party in the US, and I don't really identify with any sort of political label.
I think trying to pidgeonhole people into such neat compartments will only work on those who lack the ability to assess situations on their merits. My view on a given issue can vary depending on the many variables which may surround it and the consequences of any actions. I suppose one could call that fudging, I prefer to think of it as applying experience to real world situations. Certainly some things are pretty constant, i.e the fundementals but, as they say the devil is in the detail.
I blame it on my son. He has stolen my brain. I've been told that my brain function will slowly restore itself as he gets older but that will probably be negated by the fact that I am getting old.
I'm sure that won't be the case, though I once read that while the concept is awful the actuality of losing one's mind is not necessarily unpleasant. Of course they could have been nuts.:biggrin1:
And yet, you're the one in the thick of it with me trying to get people not the lambaste that woman with the toddler madala destroyer based on a minute of video. Funny. Honestly, I feel the same way in terms of personal responsibility as well as community and familial responsibility.
The woman
should accept responsibilty for the toddler's actions and once she exited left we have no idea what happened, none, zip nada yet almost without exception it's concluded that because he wasn't torn limb from limb live on camera - he went unpunished. The problem you (I think) and I you had was that many were judging her from a standpoint of either no practical experience of parenting, or perhaps misplaced idealism and
all based on an isolated incident.
Of course snap judgments made by 'experts' thinking they know
everything about the people and the events and people based on in this case 60 sec of CCTV footage is a symptom of the judgmentalism I alluded to. In this case one such poster especially springs to mind. They may be right, they may be wrong but what made me comment is
not to defend the woman but the fallacy of jumping to definitive conclusions on such flimsy evidence. If I were ever on trial I would hate have such people as my jurors.
While it's undeniable the toddler stomped on the sand, almost everything else is supposition. As for the poster who suggested -
"I hope that the video keeps getting played all over the world so the mother is embarassed about her poor parenting skills". May he hang his 'Christian' head in shame. Sadly in my experience such people rarely see the irony of their stance and those quickest to judge are the slowest to repent.
So much angst over a toddler's moment of fun, as I'm sure
he saw it.:biggrin1:
It would be nice for everyone if we just stepped back and re-learned some consideration and manners, wouldn't it? In a very general sense, it seems like people become less and less compassionate towards one another. I think a lot of that is because people are becoming increasingly more isolated from direct contact with one another, but that's off topic too.
Yes, it would and while I think the causes for it's absence are varied, increasing isolation is no doubt a factor. While I'm not hopeful for improvements any time soon, I don't think the problems are insurmountable or irreversible.
OK, back on topic;
yes the damn flag is too big.
