12-25-2018, 10:50 PM
It is a great argument. People throughout the ages have used such righteous arguments before. "They believe X so are therefore inferior and more immoral than us. Because they believe what they believe they are lesser people than us and so therefore we can treat them with a standard we would not think to treat others".
In fact history books are full of this.
The truth is that I have a different perspective than some of you and you have a different perspective to me and that does not make me inferior or you superior, at least not on that point. Having said this if my family and relationship with them is fair game, then so are all of yours. You can pathologise my perspective all you like or play "hide the ball" and believe that this allows a different standard of treatment than others here but that is okay. Because again I believe otherwise.
I believe that what is done to me can be done to others and I think THIS position is righteous and moral. It does not upset me but it does open up this place to a form of mocking I would not have thought to rise to. I would have thought all of that was a mistake and best not inflicted on the forum but I will be damned if I am held to a different standard here.
I remember when there was a two tier standard here and Duchess should damn well remember that and why that was a bad thing. Why she may want that now is beyond me?
In fact history books are full of this.
The truth is that I have a different perspective than some of you and you have a different perspective to me and that does not make me inferior or you superior, at least not on that point. Having said this if my family and relationship with them is fair game, then so are all of yours. You can pathologise my perspective all you like or play "hide the ball" and believe that this allows a different standard of treatment than others here but that is okay. Because again I believe otherwise.
I believe that what is done to me can be done to others and I think THIS position is righteous and moral. It does not upset me but it does open up this place to a form of mocking I would not have thought to rise to. I would have thought all of that was a mistake and best not inflicted on the forum but I will be damned if I am held to a different standard here.
I remember when there was a two tier standard here and Duchess should damn well remember that and why that was a bad thing. Why she may want that now is beyond me?