Everyone has an opinion. That's the way it works. Speaking of which, here is some facts spoken by Warren that got Bernie Supporters hot under the collar.
Twitter Link with VideoSo @ewarren had the audacity last night at the #CNNTownHall to tell the truth about @BernieSanders
double standard on superdelegates rules to pick the nominee and now the vile, bad faith Bernie Bros cult + bots are saying #PrimaryWarren.
Twitter Link with VideoBtw if you doubt she’s telling the truth here, well, 1) have you been in a coma for the last four years? 2) take it from the man himself
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Indeed, this is exactly what I mean. True Natural Law cannot be used to deny rights to anyone, only if the concept is grossly misinterpreted and abused. The Nazis abused genetic research but that doesn't mean we should stop all genetic research or throw out the concept of biological categories for different lifeforms. Much good has come from genetic research since World War II which has saved and prolonged countless lives and even helped other species.
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All I'm saying is not only "old white people" use the term.
Oh, and just for the record, no one on here knows exactly which ethnic group or groups I'm a member of or otherwise affiliated with. Except for an angry remark I made about Warren I don't publically air my allegiances.
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Twitter LinkLess than two months since we were attacked by domestic terrorists, the Trump admin is trying to cut #NJ’s access to anti-terror grants. Today the entire Garden State delegation is demanding answers from DHS on why they’re putting a 'bullseye' on Jersey’s back.
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This is the danger, which is why it is preferable to have a concept of core human rights that can be applied equally in every situation, which can always be justified. It boggles my mind why people don't want to be guaranteed core, unassailable, human rights. Has our understanding of Natural Law or application of it been perfect over the centuries no but neither has our understanding of electricity, gravity or the spherical (roughly) nature of the Earth. Without the concept of Natural Law, there may never have been an end to slavery in this country or the civil rights movement up to and including same-sex marriage.
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Warren lying again.
1st. Bernie fought to get superdelegates removed, compromised with getting them to send ballot. 2nd. He wanted superdelegates in states he won a majority to vote for him. And 3rd. He gave his votes to Clinton at the convention on 1st vote, making her the nominee.
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Worth pointing out here that moral relativism seems to often be confused with "everything is meaningless." Things in relativism needs other things to be relative to. We can still decide what constitutes progress and what is desirable, but we're actually thinking in a way where we understand that the value we assign a moral is precisely that - assigned.
There is always a potential higher moral standard in relativism and in the natural rights concept. The question is one of rigidity.
I won't argue that the concept of natural rights has been and continues to be very useful as a shortcut to promoting positive causes. It simply uses a line of thinking that encourages blindspots. Ultimately, some vocal people decide what should be a right, call it a natural right, and if enough people feel strongly enough then they start going "yeah, we already have the right! You all just have to learn to start respecting it!"
Many have and will continue to point out that those who fight for "natural rights" have also brought great progress to society. That's excellent, of course. But natural rights and natural law are two sides of the same coin. There is no way to separate one from the other. It's an argument about who gets to decide what's natural, with the implication that natural generally always equals good.
Aside from the historical examples of race, sex and sexuality which continue to plague us to this day, there's also the idea of the natural right to life which, when taken for enough, starts conflicting with a woman's right to choose.
I don't have a clean answer to when a fetus merits consideration as a fully human being. I suspect it's impossible to say with scientific certainty. So it becomes a philosophical question about a really emotional issue, and sometimes all I see are people screaming at each other about what a natural right is. Who's to say what's natural? We have a civilization to run! A future to build!
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Yes. Roddenberry basically had it right, in that lasting peace is about resources. As long as those resources are limited and proprietary, there will be reasons for tribalism as people scramble to get what they need in competition with others. Society has to find a way to make those resources so abundant that competition over them is no longer needed or it has to reduce the need for those resources (ie, if people no longer need to use freeways to get around, oil is not as important of a resource).
I do think globalism and the internet are helping the world feel smaller and less tribal in the traditional sense, but it seems that there are other types of tribes developing in the wake.
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Sheesh... sometimes you expect to read a story about another horrible Republican candidate, and then you end up just feeling sorry for the guy.
Arizona congressional candidate suspends campaign after drug overdose
He sounds like that rare, decent guy in the GOP and I hope he finds the strength he needs to get better.His campaign website says he founded a nonprofit in 2014 called Desert Eagle Addiction Recovery "dedicated to helping individuals, especially fellow combat veterans, suffering from drug addiction."
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Hillary was right!