by Libertarian602 » Mon Dec 08, 2014 11:15 pm
I'm sure this post will start another epic hissy fit, but here goes.
This thread proves how rigid people are when it comes to ideology.
I can see why some one would oppose the execution of a mentally ill man, and I can see why people are against the death penalty in general. I oppose the death penalty myself.
To say someone who opposes abortion, and yet has no problem with the death penalty(and vise versa), is hypocritical, reeks of a simple black and white view of the issues.
If I oppose abortion because I feel that fetuses are babies and have no say in the matter, compared to growin men who had a choice in the matter, and yet still made the decision to commit a crime that landed them on death row. That's not hupocrisy. To be fair, I could also say that it's wrong to kill that man on deathrow, regardless of his crime. And yet, abortion isn't wrong, because a fetus isn't a person. Not hypocritical either.
Personally, I oppose the death penalty, on several grounds. I also consider abortion morally repugnant, would never want to personally support the act, but I would never endorse any law that prohibits women from getting an abortion. Some would accuse me of being ideologically stringent as well, as far as libertarianism goes, I guess. But I oppose state sanctioned violence in 9 out of ten cases, and don't abide by laws that interfere with people's personal choices, not matter how f**k up they are.
Complex issues sometimes demand more than black and white opinions.
/Rant
“Liberty has not only enemies which it conquers, but perfidious friends, who rob the fruits of its victories: Absolute democracy, socialism.”
-Lord Acton
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