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i should add, for a example on the right, that i always found it odd that people can be against abortion and for the death penalty
No, not being perfectly aligned with your party isn't hypocritical, just human. It's hypocritical when your party purports to adhere to certain principles and then violates them daily, mostly for the sake of personal gain, e.g. tax cuts and running up a deficit yet supposedly fiscally conservative, being the party of family values while everyone and their dogs are having affairs and no one cares, moaning about "thinking of the children" while robbing them of their future, and so on.I wanted to discuss an issue that was brought up in the Kim/Trump thread. That of Political and Ideological hypocrisy.
In it I stated that I have certain stances that would go against the political ideologies of the belief system of my Political Party. Does that make me a hypocrite?
Also after 17 years in the military I left early instead of retiring out at 20 and now have VA Benefits in the form of Disability and health care due to my Combat Tours. Yet I am a conservative and hate all things state run welfare. Am I a hypocrite?
These questions weigh heavily on me and I find there is no clear cut answer.
So, are you saying is that it's wrong to stick to the principle that people should be allowed to believe things that you don't agree with?You can't really have one without the other. It's hard to say:
"I'm a feminist and support religious freedom, even if that religion oppresses the people I'm fighting for."
...without looking like a complete doughnut.
i should add, for a example on the right, that i always found it odd that people can be against abortion and for the death penalty
I always expected to see pro-life people outside of a cemetery and when the casket arrived they could tell them "You have Options!"i should add, for a example on the right, that i always found it odd that people can be against abortion and for the death penalty
Really? You must not be religious.That one's easy. It's the difference between the innocence of the unborn and that of violent criminals. No real comparison other than than the termination of another life.
i should add, for a example on the right, that i always found it odd that people can be against abortion and for the death penalty
Really? You must not be religious.
We'll see how long Trump keeps that for you guys.God bless the First Amendment.
We'll see how long Trump keeps that for you guys.
According to this, the people practicing FGM are acting contrary to Islam,There's a pdf of the entire study online if you search for the title.
The article makes it clear that fgm is largely a practice done by and for women. The men have no say. Women do it to their daughters who do it to their daughters who do it to their daughters. I can't remember the exact numbers, but something like 90% of the men in those cultures are against the practice.
There is also a good deal of research about the benefits to societies when females are more selective with their mates. Both to males and females, but women, especially, benefit from driving up the scarcity of sex. In resource scarce environments, which the vast majority of places that practice fgm are, finding a well off husband isn't just a luxury, it can radically change the conditions of a family for GENERATIONS. If all of the women in a location are less willing to have sex, either the men have to offer more to get what they want or only the wealthy men will be able to get wives. Either way, that means women who grew up as dirt poor root farmers can marry into a situation where their kids and grandkids are likely to get educations and own businesses. It can take a family from the most extreme forms of poverty to a relatively first world life in just a couple generations. Of course, if one woman breaks the pact, the price of sex drops and the whole system fails and everyone remains in poverty. Which is why the people enforcing fgm typically don't fuck around.
^I don't remember if the above paragraph is discussed specifically in that study or if I'm drawing on other sources, but that is one explanation that's out there. I read that thing years ago, so I don't remember all the details.
The overall point is that you shouldn't assume that an entire village of people are just fuckin retards and cut off their daughters' clits for no reason. You think they just like watching their daughters bleed and cry? Even animals don't like to see their kids in pain. When I see a bizarre practice from another culture, or even just another person, I first try to imagine the logic that goes into it. Most of the time, their choice makes sense in context. Dismissing people is easy. Understanding them takes work.
What about people that kill abortion doctors....That one's easy. It's the difference between the innocence of the unborn and that of violent criminals. No real comparison other than than the termination of another life.
What about people that kill abortion doctors....
should they get the death penalty in states that are eligible? aren't they by that logic 'saving lives'?
I mean kind of. Don't forget that in terms of pay the military is pretty close to communism; which conservatives, and military members, openly mock.I wanted to discuss an issue that was brought up in the Kim/Trump thread. That of Political and Ideological hypocrisy.
In it I stated that I have certain stances that would go against the political ideologies of the belief system of my Political Party. Does that make me a hypocrite?
Also after 17 years in the military I left early instead of retiring out at 20 and now have VA Benefits in the form of Disability and health care due to my Combat Tours. Yet I am a conservative and hate all things state run welfare. Am I a hypocrite?
These questions weigh heavily on me and I find there is no clear cut answer.
I wanted to discuss an issue that was brought up in the Kim/Trump thread. That of Political and Ideological hypocrisy.
In it I stated that I have certain stances that would go against the political ideologies of the belief system of my Political Party. Does that make me a hypocrite?
Also after 17 years in the military I left early instead of retiring out at 20 and now have VA Benefits in the form of Disability and health care due to my Combat Tours. Yet I am a conservative and hate all things state run welfare. Am I a hypocrite?
These questions weigh heavily on me and I find there is no clear cut answer.
So, are you saying is that it's wrong to stick to the principle that people should be allowed to believe things that you don't agree with?
According to this, the people practicing FGM are acting contrary to Islam,
"With this in mind, Dar al-Ifta convened an international conference in November 2006 on the topic of FGM. Participants included scientists, scholars of Islamic law, specialist researchers on the topic, and activists from civil rights organizations in Egypt and around the world. Upon hearing an array of presentations from across the spectrum, the conference concluded that the mutilation presently practised in some parts of Egypt, Africa and elsewhere represents a deplorable custom which finds no justification in the authoritative sources of Islam, the Qur’an and the practice of the Prophet Muhammad."
Yet it's a very common stereotype that it's a Muslim thing.Yeah, in the study I posted, they mentioned that FGM is cultural, not religious.
Not without reason given that it happens to be more prevalent in Muslim countries. And even though it doesn't necessarily originate in the Islamic tradition, that doesn't mean FGM isn't supported by it either. One of the reasons Islam was able to spread so effectively is that it was able to localize itself and part of that process is justifying certain preexisting cultural norms within an Islamic framework and that has happened to varying extents with FGM across the Muslim world.Yet it's a very common stereotype that it's a Muslim thing.
There's a pdf of the entire study online if you search for the title.
The article makes it clear that fgm is largely a practice done by and for women. The men have no say. Women do it to their daughters who do it to their daughters who do it to their daughters. I can't remember the exact numbers, but something like 90% of the men in those cultures are against the practice.
There is also a good deal of research about the benefits to societies when females are more selective with their mates. Both to males and females, but women, especially, benefit from driving up the scarcity of sex. In resource scarce environments, which the vast majority of places that practice fgm are, finding a well off husband isn't just a luxury, it can radically change the conditions of a family for GENERATIONS. If all of the women in a location are less willing to have sex, either the men have to offer more to get what they want or only the wealthy men will be able to get wives. Either way, that means women who grew up as dirt poor root farmers can marry into a situation where their kids and grandkids are likely to get educations and own businesses. It can take a family from the most extreme forms of poverty to a relatively first world life in just a couple generations. Of course, if one woman breaks the pact, the price of sex drops and the whole system fails and everyone remains in poverty. Which is why the people enforcing fgm typically don't fuck around.
^I don't remember if the above paragraph is discussed specifically in that study or if I'm drawing on other sources, but that is one explanation that's out there. I read that thing years ago, so I don't remember all the details.
The overall point is that you shouldn't assume that an entire village of people are just fuckin retards and cut off their daughters' clits for no reason. You think they just like watching their daughters bleed and cry? Even animals don't like to see their kids in pain. When I see a bizarre practice from another culture, or even just another person, I first try to imagine the logic that goes into it. Most of the time, their choice makes sense in context. Dismissing people is easy. Understanding them takes work.