Originally Posted by
Walt
Max Weber wrote an excellent book called "Politics as a Vocation." Never could make it through the German version, but I read the English translation. He said there were two types of ethics in politics, the ethics of conviction, and the ethics of responsibility. While at first the ethics of conviction seems like the greater ethic, there is something to be said for leaders who get things done, and keep things moving. The ethics of responsibility keeps countries from collapsing.
When Germans went with the ethics of conviction, they got Hitler. When Germans went with doing whatever works, they got the modern welfare state before anyone else, and amazing industrial growth. That is an extreme example, and many times the ethics of conviction is very good. The ethics of conviction not just gave the world Hitler, but gave the world the ability to defeat Hitler.
But back to the Democrats. They are forced to represent nearly the entire mainstream spectrum, as the Republicans become a fringe right wing party. This has turned them into a party of pragmatism, and moderation. Someone like Biden just wants to keep the show on the road.
I do not see how conviction and or responsibility in any way contradict a commitment to say, keeping violent, rapist, murderers, druggies from illegally walking into the USA with no checks, residing away from the rich people who want them in. The dems call you a racist inciter of hate for trying to stop this and protect Americans from harm and destruction which can be avoided. The Dems/Biden perversely twist this to an action of HATING brown people - this is pathetic for its irrationality and lies. The aim is to stop murderers, rapists, druggies who are on the run from their own country or a scourge on their native land. Biden will never focus on the actual harm they do and that he, as a multi millionaire, will never have them live down his street. Instead he will focus on their brown skin and turn this to a RACIAL HATRED issue when it is not. It is a damage limitation issue based solely on stopping vile criminals from harming Americans. My point is, no matter the conviction and or responsibility aspects - if one side is hell bent on dishonesty and are actually evil, as the Dems clearly are under Biden, then that is where the focus should be not on a broad philosophical stance.
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we must all learn to hear what we do not like - the questions is not, "is it pleasant?" but, "is it true?"
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