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Case by case basis is a way to avoid stating clear principles that might apply to someone we dislike. It's a sign that our reasoning is flawed and our (racist,
by yummyfajitas 11y ago
Case by case basis is a way to avoid stating clear principles that might apply to someone we dislike. It's a sign that our reasoning is flawed and our (racist, sexist, ugly-ist, etc) emotions are driving our decisions.
Applying principles is a way to force ourselves to either make unbiased (or less biased) decisions, or to acknowledge and codify them (e.g. "my principle is that black people = 3/5"). Of course, acknowledging and codifying them makes their horribleness pretty obvious...
- jacquesm 11y agoI'm more than happy to extract clear principles from a number of cases. But this is the case we have and it has nothing to do with me liking or disliking this particular lady. I note that: if the case had been reversed and the operative had been a female and the victim a male I would not see the case in any different light. If the person had been black (which I have no idea about, they might be for all I know) or white, or any other skin color it would not make me feel any different. If they had been ugly or pretty it would not make a difference (again, I don't know what she looks like). And finally, if they were assholes in general or sweet personalities I'd not make any difference about it. What would make a difference is whether or not there was any actual suspicion about this person and whether or not this person was charged with some crime, which is what the case-by-case referred to. The rest you simply made up. Absent some grave danger that we are currently not aware of I really see absolutely no reason why a government operative would engage in a multi-year exclusive partner-level relationship involving sex with another person under false pretenses.