tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876502085465766394.post2410190121789542947..comments2024-01-17T03:08:25.317-06:00Comments on The Progressive Catholic Voice: Community Ethics vs. Individual Freedom: The Fox and the HedgehogPCV Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12519134580470262558noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876502085465766394.post-30214856403763572912011-06-26T08:38:45.972-05:002011-06-26T08:38:45.972-05:00Hi, Ray. I think you are framing the situation as...Hi, Ray. I think you are framing the situation as a competition of ethical commmunities for respect--feminists, African Americans, homosexuals, Catholic progressives. Does each of these terms define a group of people with articulated goals about what makes a good life? Doesn't it make more sense to see the responsibility to choose the good in individuals? That makes you and me responsible for thinking about what habits of action are respectful of the dignity of others. What kind of attitude and expressed opinion about gay and lesbian citizens respects their human dignity? I think Pride is about asserting human dignity--humor, joy, solidarity--for people who have a history of being disrespected. There doesn't have to be competition for respect. Alas you are right about the economic inequities. Our economic system isn't based on the value of each individual as worthy of concern. First step toward that is each of us--you and me--respecting each other and others.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00135199120788030871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876502085465766394.post-1242469278649870532011-06-26T05:09:18.092-05:002011-06-26T05:09:18.092-05:00"Minnesotans are right in the middle of one o..."Minnesotans are right in the middle of one of the central disputes of history"<br /> <br />Isn't the central discrimination dispute in history the fact that feminists and homosexuals keep pushing racial minorities like African-American to the bottom of the economic ladder as they demand new protected categories.<br /> <br />"Pride Weekend"<br /> <br />What's there to be "proud" about? Shortened lifespans in the name of "pleasure" because of willing exposure to AIDS, HIV, venereal diseases, drug addiction, smoking cigarettes, alcoholism, and unsafe sexual practices?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08332138030182107580noreply@blogger.com