tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post1011921085421456625..comments2023-10-24T04:29:23.693-06:00Comments on Atheist Ethicist: The Moral Character of Mitt RomneyAlonzo Fyfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-6113098308594772592012-10-30T14:54:18.785-06:002012-10-30T14:54:18.785-06:00Noah Luck
I would agree that past misbehavior wou...<b>Noah Luck</b><br /><br />I would agree that past misbehavior would not count if it was isolated in the past and the agent renounced that type of behavior in the present. An example would have been Bush's alcoholism - which he admitted to and put behind him. In this case, the other examples show a persistent trait extending to the present that - so far as I know - Romney has never renounced. He has only said, "I do not recall the incident." He doesn't seem to be at all insulted by the accusation.Alonzo Fyfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-10522534060978211882012-10-30T14:07:01.681-06:002012-10-30T14:07:01.681-06:00Are you comfortable reaching back to Romney's ...Are you comfortable reaching back to Romney's high school days for evaluating his current character? FWIW, I've changed dramatically since high school, and I'd be willing to believe that most people also have.Noah Luckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711014458632779021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-83338361845794108272012-10-30T13:07:55.031-06:002012-10-30T13:07:55.031-06:00Grung_e_Gene
I do not evaluate "sides",...<b>Grung_e_Gene</b><br /><br />I do not evaluate "sides", I evaluate individual people. A "side" consists of a group of people with differing moral qualities - good and bad.<br /><br /><b>Grady</b><br /><br />In this case, I would say that there are significant differences between the two in terms of moral character. I do not know of comparable evidence against Obama.<br /><br />However, there is a sense in which this does not matter. That would represent a "tu quoque" fallacy. It is not a legitimate defense against any moral crime to say, "Others have done worse than I." For example, it is not a defense against murder to claim that somebody else has murdered two people. Romney is convicted by his own actions - even if there are people who have done worse.<br /><br />Romney, as an individual, is a person of low moral character. He is certainly not the most evil person who has ever existed, and we all have our faults. Yet, on the bell-curve of moral quality he is of low standing.Alonzo Fyfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-37150728536611270032012-10-30T12:35:06.126-06:002012-10-30T12:35:06.126-06:00Ummm, Both Sides Do It!!!!11!!!1!
Romney's c...Ummm, Both Sides Do It!!!!11!!!1!<br /><br />Romney's character flaws aren't negatives to conservatives they love the Totalitarian mindset and the bullying lying tactics of Romney.<br /><br />Romney as a plutocrat is that special level of sociopath who is lauded and cherished in America (and to be fair throughout history The Borgia Popes, the Byzantine nobility come to mind as examples)<br /><br />Of course, this 2012 election is a very special set of circumstances. Normally Romney would have faced a tougher road but because he has the right "looks" and can sound convincing he's the option. Grung_e_Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894879088472559055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-84420306591774145822012-10-30T11:44:20.750-06:002012-10-30T11:44:20.750-06:00How does Obama measure up on these categories? Or ...How does Obama measure up on these categories? Or are the differences between them so stark that only Romney deserves this level of analysis?Gradyhttp://twitter.com/gradylocklearnoreply@blogger.com