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That suggests that an organizations value system should follow along with a moving target - the current mid-ground - rather than their own values. At some point
by jahaja 6y ago
That suggests that an organizations value system should follow along with a moving target - the current mid-ground - rather than their own values. At some point one party may just sway too far to accept a middle ground.
- SpicyLemonZest 6y agoBeing non-partisan isn't about seeking out a middle ground and planting yourself there. It's about saying "you know, there's a lot of strongly held beliefs on this issue, and we're not the right organization to reconcile them". It's the same principle as being a non-religious organization. If the ACLU went around telling people that accepting Jesus as your lord and savior is the most important liberty, I suspect you'd agree that's very strange - even though many devout Christians do hold that position and think it's important.
- jahaja 6y agoBut if it's one part of those strongly held beliefs that are simply wrong because they range from intolerance to bigotry, there's nothing non-partisan to make a stand.
- adamsea 6y agoExample - white supremacy is not a “strongly held belief” to those who believe in universal human rights and equality. My belief system makes white supremacy not some other, legitimate belief I oppose, but one that is beyond the pale because it threatens the core of my belief system (universal human rights and equality). Since the (current) Republican Party is running on white supremacy ...
- adamsea 6y agoMaybe the ACLU really does believe it is a civil right.