How convenient...Your willingness to take a stand on principles seems to be based more upon what is personally convenient to you...
Jesus despised hypocrites.
I had no idea this would become a pro-life/pro-choice debate. HMMMM
Your willingness to take a stand on principles seems to be based more upon what is personally convenient to you.
It only became so because one poster justifies being a scab by self righteously claiming to do so in order to keep "the blood off his hands" and not pay union dues that *might* support a Democratic candidate that *might* support a woman's right to control her own body.
Someone who was truly a person of principle would simply choose not to work for an employer that, directly or indirectly, suported causes or candidates that conflicted with his beliefs.
There is a guy in my town who, as a protest against the Iraq war and US involvement in the Middle East, refuses to operate a car or buy gasoline. He walks or rides a bike everywhere, carrying a sign as he does so. It is not a choice I would make, but I admire him for standing firm on his principles and being willing to make extreme personal sacrifices in order to do so. This guy might be a bit over the top, but he sure as hell isnt a hypocrite.
convenient or actionable? i made a decision that i did not want a % of my union dues to be put towards abortion. so i didnt. likewise i was a member of the izaak walton league (a wildlife conservation/hunting group) until they sent a mailer saying they were supporting the un population program. i immediately withdrew my membership (dues non-refunded). i do what i can, what is actionable; like others said it is impossible to completely avoid complicity (unless you leave society) but i still try.
using the logic you applied to me;There is a guy in my town who, as a protest against the Iraq war and US involvement in the Middle East, refuses to operate a car or buy gasoline. He walks or rides a bike everywhere, carrying a sign as he does so. It is not a choice I would make, but I admire him for standing firm on his principles and being willing to make extreme personal sacrifices in order to do so. This guy might be a bit over the top, but he sure as hell isnt a hypocrite.
I had no idea this would become a pro-life/pro-choice debate. HMMMM
One of those right-wing neo-con mods!!!WHO DID THAT??????????