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Old 09-08-2017, 12:09 PM   #48
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[...] Still, I’m curious by such language as “just plain wrong to do that.” In this age when humanity has supposedly thrown off the shackles of a transcendent moral code, what is “wrong” at all about a guy making random comments on the internet, even if your personal gut reaction is that it is out of bounds? Sure, I generally agree that it’s wrong, but why do you think is it wrong? If you’re going to be accusing me of some moral violation, please cite for me the supposed code that I have violated. (I have weighed my remarks against libel laws, and do not feel they qualify. If you do believe they qualify, you are welcome to do what is in your power to begin legal proceedings against me.) [...]
I know this is really between you and Harry, but isn't it obvious that the Golden Rule applies here? How would you feel if your personal or professional ethics were called into question by some stranger for no apparent reason?

Perhaps you may not care, but it does seem unlikely that you cannot imagine that random aspersions by strangers may be hurtful to some.

(We're treading awfully close the P&R forum stuff here.)

Last edited by gmw; 09-08-2017 at 12:19 PM. Reason: Whoops, I meant "by" not "but"
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