gina rex

Should people ever be outed for their personal sexual choices?

That depends.

Is the information about the person’s sexuality reliable and reasonably true?
Is the person in a position of significant social or political power?
Is the person using that power to harm others directly or indirectly?
Is outing the person likely to curtail his or her…[Read more]

Politics: What can we expect from people who lie as a matter of habit and self-deception? What could they be “outed” for that’s WORSE than being a politician?

Apples and oranges, Bob.

If a candidate touts himself as a champion for “family values” people should know if he is frequenting hookers or banging pages.
If a candidate preaches fiscal responsibility then his own financial records should be made available.

And besides, not many successful national politicians ever ran against predatory banking…[Read more]

For me, that sort of thing is just a form of violence. I think it should be possible to disagree with people, and argue with people, while remaining compassionate and still seeing them personally as fellow human beings, and treating them as such.

Says the guy who calls fellow Christians stupid morons. LOL

I agree. Once you take a public position that makes a moral judgment, your morals become open to scrutiny.

Are we sure we want to say that’s OK?

So a politician who takes a moral stand against, say, predatory banking … it’s OK to smear her for an affair? Or even for having had investments in AIG or Citibank?

In that case, why would…[Read more]