Which America is it in?
How about a picture of Cheney's digs? Or Juniorbush's ranch?
BTW, I heard about this last week and I was just dumbfounded.
BTW, I heard about this last week and I was just dumbfounded.
He was interviewed like a month ago by CBS, and they showcased his new house.
The 28,200-square-foot home also Orange County's most valuable
Guess so at 6 million.
Why does that prevent him from speaking about poverty and the gap between wealthy and poor in America?
It doesn't. But it does affect his credibility as well as limit his options on any effort to close the gap.
QuoteIt doesn't. But it does affect his credibility as well as limit his options on any effort to close the gap.
Why?
No, your argument is invalid. It might be nice for the impoverished to have no voice, but it is hardly fair to demand it.
Yet, it seems disingenuous for someone to claim that the wealthy should have their money taken away to help others, when obviously, he is not doing the same with his own money.
Do you know for a fact that he does not give to charities or comit to volunteer work?
QuoteYet, it seems disingenuous for someone to claim that the wealthy should have their money taken away to help others, when obviously, he is not doing the same with his own money.
Do you know for a fact that he does not give to charities or comit to volunteer work?
So he should really be a Republican, then? Is that what you're saying?
The problem with these attitudes is that it assumes that only the poor may speak for the poor.
Maybe I'm being unfair. It's possible. But I see no reason why I should not consider his actions when assessing the man and his message.
QuoteMaybe I'm being unfair. It's possible. But I see no reason why I should not consider his actions when assessing the man and his message.
In that sense, why do Conservatives who run on family values and morals gripe when more attention is placed on them when they are caught in decidedly amoral actions?
I made my points and stand by them Sirs. I see no reason to reiterate them another time.
My point is that I find it humorous that Edwards is condemned for his home, while some of the same people making these condemnations have been shouting about how unfairly the conservatives are treated when they are caught with their pants down after preaching morality to the American public.
You can't have it both ways.
As for the question itself, I think the answer is relatively simple. Look at it like early Christianity. There was a great debate between the very early Christian scholars on what to do with non-Christian (and non-Jewish) philosophy and learning. Was it valuable? What place did it hold? Some scholars argued that it held no value. It was not fruit from the divine and therefore held nothing of value for a Christian. Indeed, any such philosophy could only lead to heresy. Tertullian was somewhat noted for this position. Other scholars argued that it certainly had value. It wasn't divinely inspired, sure, but there was clearly value in Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and other Gentile cultures and philosophies. To simply discount them completely, due to their pagan roots was faulty logic. They weren't there to replace Christian thought, but surely they would be useful. Proponents of this course included Saint Clement and Saint Augustine. The argument still occurs today in some form (and I gave a rather simple view), but I agree with the latter as did the great Scholastic thinkers. I'm not going to throw out the baby with the bathwater. Yeah, Edwards may have built himself a grand estate. Yet, that doesn't make his ideas terrible by default. In my mind that is a ridiculous manner of approaching the issues.
QuoteMaybe I'm being unfair. It's possible. But I see no reason why I should not consider his actions when assessing the man and his message.
In that sense, why do Conservatives who run on family values and morals gripe when more attention is placed on them when they are caught in decidedly amoral actions?
How about a picture of Cheney's digs? Or Juniorbush's ranch?
QuoteMaybe I'm being unfair. It's possible. But I see no reason why I should not consider his actions when assessing the man and his message.
In that sense, why do Conservatives who run on family values and morals gripe when more attention is placed on them when they are caught in decidedly amoral actions?
Cro!!!!!