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This is a ridiculous premise. I made commentary without making a value judgement, and you're telling me it's impossible and that I need to. Then you respond t

• damnyou 8y ago
  You're right, it's not impossible. Just a mark of moral cowardice. It's useful in life to know good from bad. Start caring more about people's political opinions. It's good to judge people on their political opinions. This is in stark contrast to, say, sports, where it is totally fine to talk about the rules of the game at a purely meta level. The difference between politics and sports is that politics affects people's lives.
  • ericdykstra 8y ago
    There are times to discuss facts and times to discuss moral preferences. There's something wrong when you can't discuss facts necessarily bringing in a moral side. And you seem reluctant to even acknowledge the facts to begin with. I, of course, have my own opinions around voting and Democracy. I just chose not to share them in this venue, as it's beside the point.
    • damnyou 8y ago
      > There are times to discuss facts and times to discuss moral preferences. Not in politics. Facts about politics are useless devoid of moral context. "The Republican Party is the party of Lincoln" is both true and utterly meaningless. This is different from, say, sports, where you can talk about facts without invoking a moral context. Politics is different. Very very different. Elections have enormous consequences. Lives are at stake. > I just chose not to share them in this venue, as it's beside the point. It's not besides the point.