(November 18, 2016 at 3:15 pm)abaris Wrote:(November 18, 2016 at 3:11 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: My dad begrudgingly voted Trump, my mom begrudgingly voted Hillary. My dad still hates racism despite voting for Trump, my mom still hates abortion despite voting for Hillary.
Yeah, but you're kind of making my point. Without people begrudgingly voting for anyone transporting that kind of message, not even Hitler would have been possible. It's no excuse because the message and the signs, such as the KKK endorsment, were out there. For everyone to see. If someone doesn't share these views and still strengthens the one doing it, they're just as much to blame. And I for one hold them responsible and feel nothing but contempt for them.
I agree that you shouldn't vote for someone who doesn't represent your values just because you think they're "less bad" than the other.
Thus the reason I refused to vote for either one of those clowns. I don't agree with what either one of my parents did and tried to dissuade them both.
But what I'm saying is that I'm not going to label them just because they did, or to accuse them now that everything is done and over with of facilitating racism or facilitating abortion or whatever. They obviously see it differently than I did with the votes, and that's that.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh