Dr. Borah (OMG ROHIT'S DAD!) was quite the speaker. He talked clearly, intelligently and passionately.
MAN did he get some of us thinking.
I mean, with that whole Democrats vs. Republicans stuff, who wouldn't? I guess as college kids it's our job to... ahem, discuss (some more strongly than others) those kinds of things.
He's right, though. Siding with a political party is usually due to similar interests, or VALUES.
Here are some generalizations:
- Democrats are not against higher taxes, but Republicans are.
- Republicans are against abortion, while Democrats are pro-choice.
- Democrats are for a smaller military budget, but Republicans lean toward a higher one.
- While Republicans favor the death penalty, Democrats oppose it.
And so on and so forth. Dr. Borah discussed human values as something abstract, something not tangible. He said we need to try and prioritize our values, or decide what exactly is important to us. We have to choose between right and wrong.(This is called self direction...)
Hence the examples with the political parties.
So here's my spiel. IT IS DIFFICULT TO CHOOSE ONE SIDE. Both have appealing propositions, and the two also have their unappetizing offers. I won't go into detail on that, but let's just say I'm an independent. I don't want to choose, and I know I'm in the gray area, but for now, I'm okay with that.With self direction, though, we should be able to seek a compromise and achieve universalism: social justice and equality.
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