I agree its very good re: freedom of speech & religion, but ethical discussions shld be able to work without it.
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"It's constitutional/unconstitutional' is not necessarily same as 'It's ethical/unethical.' It cld be. Often is. But you have to argue that.
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almost as if nothing should be "set in stone" & always needs to be argued for *cough* ;-)
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They can be both. I'm committed to liberalism but I'll never stop arguing for the best way to achieve equal rights & freedoms.
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I don't believe in anything apart from that which I think is defendable. Often makes me a liberal, sometimes not.
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I think we all feel that way. I tend to find I can only defend things which benefit human rights & freedom.
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I mean, who says ' I believe in the indefensible'? All genuine ppl are just doing the best they can &articulating it imperfectly
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you've hit on a rather big problem there. Plenty of (perhaps all to lesser or greater extents) people aren't genuine.
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I know, right. It's like they've never even contemplated the possibility of human rights outside of their local legal context.
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I think it is just so important culturally that 'constitutional' really has become synonymous with ethically right. BUT
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Having said that, not for everyone, obviously, and its not so much the case with the right to bear arms.
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Yep, just made that point elsewhere. 1st Amdt USES philosophical/moral concept of 'Free Speech' but isn't the definition of it
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But the constitution says stuff!!!
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