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carson
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The item
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Jul 26 06:42 UTC 1994 |
You are reading items in Scruples. You come across a new item. You note
that there are several responses to this item already, and all of the
responses seem to be from high-handed, right-wing, morality-bent
hypocrites. You, on the other hand, know that, if you were in the same
situation, you wouldn't do what was necessarily "the right thing", at
least not by the blind, zealous standards of the other conferencers.
Do you respond to the item truthfully?
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scg
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response 1 of 35:
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Jul 26 06:47 UTC 1994 |
Yes, I would. To respond otherwise would be a sin; something that should
never be tollerated. ;)
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remmers
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response 2 of 35:
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Jul 26 17:36 UTC 1994 |
I think it is offensive to right-wingers to suggest that they might
be hypocrites. :)
If the topic of the item was abortion, gun control, or some other
subject that's been done to death, I probably wouldn't respond at
all, figuring it's a waste of my time. But if it's something new
that I happen to know something about then yes, I'd respond
truthfully.
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gracel
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response 3 of 35:
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Jul 26 18:52 UTC 1994 |
This must not be the Grex version of Scruples, unless you mean
"left-wing"! In any case -- if I could think quickly enough, I
would enter a truthful answer or apropos comment. If I couldn't,
and it didn't seem to matter, you'd never hear from me. If my
conscience bothered me & some words came together in my mind, I
would probably come back to enter a response the next day or whenever.
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omni
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response 4 of 35:
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Jul 26 22:32 UTC 1994 |
why not respond? I certainly believe in expressing my opinion, usually
a very radically moral answer, but I don't hold any reservations about
not fitting in. I haven't fit in since 2nd grade and I'm certainly not
going to start fitting in now.
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roz
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response 5 of 35:
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Jul 26 23:26 UTC 1994 |
Since it is so much more politically correct to take issue with
something perceived as "right-wing" or "morally high-handed", it
would be easier to respond to that than something that is more
popular but equally high-handed. Since I usually hold opinions
that are moderate-to-conservative, I feel fine about differing with
"right-wing" opinions since I wouldn't feel tempted to get
hysterical. But I feel more intimidated when it's implied that I'm
not taking sufficient care of the environment, for instance.
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vishnu
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response 6 of 35:
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Jul 27 02:14 UTC 1994 |
I would definitely respond. I see no reason why not to...
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swa
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response 7 of 35:
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Jul 27 04:10 UTC 1994 |
No! I wouldn't! I disagree with all of you! I'd lie about it!!!!
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dang
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response 8 of 35:
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Jul 28 06:48 UTC 1994 |
ha! only sara passes, all the rest of you fail! :)
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omni
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response 9 of 35:
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Jul 28 18:03 UTC 1994 |
hey, I'm tellin' the truth. You can ask anyone associated with me if
I have a history of conforming to the norm. (I don't. I swim in my
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brenda
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response 10 of 35:
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Jul 29 04:22 UTC 1994 |
I'd respond, and I'd say exactly what i mean. I generally don't give a flying
fig if anyone likes my opinions or not. they're mine, and I have the right to
articulate them.
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aruba
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response 11 of 35:
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Jul 30 18:34 UTC 1994 |
There have been times when I've read an item in this conference and thought,
"That wouldn't be a fun decision at all. I don't want to make it!", and
so not responded. Sometimes that's because I am afraid that what I would
do in the situation in question would be something I wasn't particulary
proud of. In that situation, I'm not anxious to display my weakness to
everyone. I thought about not responding to this item, in fact. Too
late now!
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dang
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response 12 of 35:
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Jul 31 05:36 UTC 1994 |
you could have killed your response. still, glad you didn't.
i feel tyhe same way some times.
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carson
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response 13 of 35:
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Aug 2 06:19 UTC 1994 |
(I'm really not surprised that sometimes users will come across a topic in
this conference that they will feel uncomfortable answering, esp. if it's
because they'd do something that they're not particularly proud of. I
personally have more respect for the person who is honest about what
they'd do than the one who spouts a stock puritanical response.)
(not that I think anyone is lying about what they'd actually do or
anything like that...)
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gracel
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response 14 of 35:
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Aug 3 18:48 UTC 1994 |
Maybe to some of us, that isn't a "stock puritanical response"
but a truthful description of what we would do in most cases.
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dang
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response 15 of 35:
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Aug 3 19:02 UTC 1994 |
yes, saying i'd do something i'm not proud of is hard. still, i've tried
to be truthful so far...
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carson
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response 16 of 35:
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Aug 3 19:05 UTC 1994 |
(I agree, but at times I wonder...)
(Seriously, I've been asked why I can't find anyone of low morality to
buzz by here. I think I'll do some fiddling with the rc to make it less
intimidating, which strongly expressed opinions can be at times.)
(I'll also have to see if I can come up with some scenarios where the
right thing isn't necessarily the best thing to do, so to speak.)
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carson
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response 17 of 35:
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Aug 3 19:06 UTC 1994 |
(#15 slipped in.)
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davel
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response 18 of 35:
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Aug 4 01:25 UTC 1994 |
"Best" how?
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flem
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response 19 of 35:
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Aug 4 03:37 UTC 1994 |
re 10: figs don't fly. And you definitely can't give them to anyone.
I usually try to do the right thing, but sometimes "right" is so vague
and not really necessary that it is more work than it would be worth
to come up with words to express myself. I feel this way often, but
when I do, it's mostly laziness. I have no fear of public opinion. Just
look at my hair!
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aruba
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response 20 of 35:
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Aug 4 05:05 UTC 1994 |
Whenever I look at your hair, Greg, I expect you to whip out a Samuri
sword.
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dang
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response 21 of 35:
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Aug 4 06:35 UTC 1994 |
no, he's sumo!! not samuri!!
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gracel
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response 22 of 35:
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Aug 4 20:19 UTC 1994 |
FWIW, in matters relating to observing posted speed limits, the general
level of morality here seems to be extremely low ...
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flem
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response 23 of 35:
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Aug 7 07:33 UTC 1994 |
Yes, the speed limits are not often taken seriously. This may be because I,
personally, trust myself to drive at a speed which is safe under any and all
conditions. But I don't think that the state of Michigan knows what speed
I'm safe at.
And yes, I'm much closer to sumo than to samurai, unfortunately. And I'd be
much more likely to whip out a throwing knife than a Katana.
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aruba
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response 24 of 35:
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Aug 7 16:08 UTC 1994 |
Sumo. Right. My mistake.
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