![]() ![]() When does that life not count? If it's an enemy soldier? A criminal who has committed murder? An unborn fetus endangering the mother's life? The devil is in the details. We can all generally believe that life is sacred, but a political position challenges us to make exceptions. ![]() Perhaps it's because politics is morality filtered through reality, through policy and action. So why can't we agree? Why do we have to fight? "If only the government would do X," we lament. "If people would only act this way…" we reason. But when we speak about politics, we get heated, we get passionate, and we get frustrated when others disagree. ![]() Most of us can agree what is right and what is wrong most of us can look at the big picture and come together around a shared moral and ethical code. Not on the economics of politics"-Obi Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker, Attack of the Clones And they're NOT to be trusted." "Not another lecture, Master. This article originally appeared in Retrozap. ![]()
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