Us vs. Them

Discussion in 'Politics' started by Rearden Metal, Apr 13, 2010.

Which 'Us vs. Them' is most important & significant to YOU?

  1. Our nation vs. Other nations

    4 vote(s)
    10.0%
  2. Citizens vs. Illegal aliens

    9 vote(s)
    22.5%
  3. Government officials vs. Everyone else

    17 vote(s)
    42.5%
  4. Blacks vs. Whites

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  5. Jews vs. Gentiles

    3 vote(s)
    7.5%
  6. Gays vs. Straights

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  7. Rich vs. Poor

    5 vote(s)
    12.5%
  8. My faith/religion (or atheism) vs. Other faiths

    2 vote(s)
    5.0%
  1. "Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people we personally dislike."
    — Oscar Wilde

    Chasing the moral high ground is an exercise in futility when comparing yours to that of someone else. Unless one can completely detach themselves from their own personal bias, which is next to impossible, it just becomes a blame game. Great game to play if you like war.
     
    #11     Apr 13, 2010
  2. Beck vs Maddow ...no contest.
     
    #12     Apr 13, 2010
  3. Yes, I imagine we all try to obscure it to our advantage. But, for the most part, I think most of us can generally agree where morality ends and immorality begins if we are being honest with ourselves. Perhaps the litmus test should be the Golden Rule, which is on the decent end of the morality continuum.
     
    #13     Apr 13, 2010
  4. You forgot one category Rearden -- my category -- none of the above. :)

    Plus I think you meant to write Jews vs. Antisemites -- not Jews vs. Gentiles. There is no inherent friction between Jews and Gentiles, but there certainly is between Jews and Jew Hating Gentiles or Antisemites.
     
    #14     Apr 13, 2010
  5. What a tard!
     
    #15     Apr 13, 2010
  6. We agree for once. There must a full moon or eclipse somewhere.

    You going religious Gabfly is scary for us mere mortals at ET. :)
     
    #16     Apr 13, 2010
  7. TGregg

    TGregg

    Capitialists vs. Socialists
    Civilization vs. Barbarians
     
    #17     Apr 14, 2010
  8. True versus false
     
    #18     Apr 14, 2010
  9. I am you are always at the next level. I am impressed. That One Finger Zen training in Siberia must have done you a lot of good. :)

    True versus false trumps moral vs. immoral or ethical vs. unethical!
     
    #19     Apr 14, 2010
  10. Well done.
     
    #20     Apr 14, 2010