Drummie123

Originally Posted by Drummie123

Originally Posted by AProudLefty

So that leaves the Muslims and Jews out?

Judeo-Christian principles don't oppose Christian principles.

Originally Posted by Drummie123

Originally Posted by AProudLefty

But you do still support the First Amendment, right?

Only among a society which is currently or is committed to eventually becoming a more moral or Christian society. Otherwiise, the same forces and ideas which sent us down this pathway to doom will just keep making us put the pedal to the metal.

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Originally Posted by Drummie123

Originally Posted by AProudLefty

In other words, you are saying that people MUST be perfect?

Not at all.

I'm saying all of American society should adopt a code of ethics and a set of values which we would internalize to keep us from unwittingly contributing to our own demise.

Same principle as not discriminating against minorities, but expanded to make all of us do things of our own accord, which AT LEAST don't make America sicker.

And the set of values we have now are

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Originally Posted by Drummie123

Originally Posted by AProudLefty

Are you saying that this girl is not well mannered?

She is not well mannered in this regard, but that is a subjective standard.

Most of America sees nothing wrong with what she said or did.

And that failure to recognize her actions as a symptom of a problem that allows Americas to become sicker and uglier, gives us a false luxury of blissful ignorance as we keep unwittingly stepping on the gas and hurtling faster and faster down the highway to hell toward

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Originally Posted by Drummie123

Originally Posted by Drummie123

We've all admired kids who were well mannered. They were a pleasure to be around.

That's what we need to create in our society.

A set of moral guidelines which would, universally, diminish in our eyes, those who violated our guidelines.

But first, we have to stop bringing in or allowing in those who have no reason to abide by our moral code.

Then, we'd have to mount a campaign to popularize the code, once it has been agreed upon.

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