RE: I Used To Be A Fan But I Am Now Shocked, Disgusted And Appalled With Sam Harris
June 1, 2017 at 12:17 pm
(This post was last modified: June 1, 2017 at 12:26 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Might be an issue of interpretation between cultures/legal systems/regions?
In the US, at least, a person might be complicit in some offense for having been witness to the offense and not, in effect, discharging their civic duty. For example, a person who knows that someone intends to commit arson, watches them commit arson, does not call the fire department, and does not notify authorities actively seeking information regarding that arson. They've done absolutely nothing...and that, in that instance, is what -makes- them complicit.
Or a person who, not knowing a robbery was committed, nevertheless drives the getaway car. An accomplice. In this case, they have done something..maybe they didn't intend to or realize that they had. From their point of view they;ve done nothing wrong..but from the point of view of the injured they have - and when there is an injured party, we generally place the compelling interest with them. Essentially, demanding that someone clarify their remarks and repudiate any seeming offense in a compelling way.
I guess the disagreement is over whether or not Harris has or can, do that, in this case? Was Harris actively complicit in laughing and providing the vehicle? Was he passively complicit in that he provided no opposition to those remarks, having at least some idea as to what the guest he had on was going to say.....and did his clarification compellingly address the issue, or was it an attempt to duck the entire thing by claiming, in effect, ignorance?
(I still think it was just an insensitive moment, not an antipathetic or apathetic moment, only spitballing above)
In the US, at least, a person might be complicit in some offense for having been witness to the offense and not, in effect, discharging their civic duty. For example, a person who knows that someone intends to commit arson, watches them commit arson, does not call the fire department, and does not notify authorities actively seeking information regarding that arson. They've done absolutely nothing...and that, in that instance, is what -makes- them complicit.
Or a person who, not knowing a robbery was committed, nevertheless drives the getaway car. An accomplice. In this case, they have done something..maybe they didn't intend to or realize that they had. From their point of view they;ve done nothing wrong..but from the point of view of the injured they have - and when there is an injured party, we generally place the compelling interest with them. Essentially, demanding that someone clarify their remarks and repudiate any seeming offense in a compelling way.
I guess the disagreement is over whether or not Harris has or can, do that, in this case? Was Harris actively complicit in laughing and providing the vehicle? Was he passively complicit in that he provided no opposition to those remarks, having at least some idea as to what the guest he had on was going to say.....and did his clarification compellingly address the issue, or was it an attempt to duck the entire thing by claiming, in effect, ignorance?
(I still think it was just an insensitive moment, not an antipathetic or apathetic moment, only spitballing above)
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
