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In reply to the discussion: I thought DU was pro gay rights??? (Genuinely hurt) [View all]Xyzse
(8,217 posts)Not everyone can be monolithic and be black and white. Not everyone lets one issue guide them throughout every single opinion. Some even can separate the issue from a person.
By being unable to separate issues and take a person in through all their facets one misses teachable moments and opportunities for understanding.
One can laud someone for their stance in one subject and deride them from another. That should be possible, even in other things.
I.E.:
The ACA has quite a few things that I would promote, while aspects of it, particularly how it has been delayed due to lack of clarity and the fact that they did not even try to go towards the Universal route is something I still slam.
Obama in his repeal of DOMA and others, but I tend to be upset with him in regards to education.
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So, the topic is on Putin... Someone like him, in particular Russia can not be dismissed. One has to build consensus on many different topics so that understanding and compromises could be reached in subjects with disagreements.
I'm sorry, but to me, those two topics are separate and should be taken apart from the person itself.
Any how, Putin to me is just the leader of Russia. He is someone we have to deal with. My view on him is mixed.
I can laugh at him, his expression when he was looking at naked protesters was hilarious and priceless.
I shake my head and just laugh even more when I see pictures of him trying to act manly.
I have to recognize his ruthlessness and capability in leading his country.
Bottom line, one subject should not be the sole method or reason for judging anything. Then again, there are only a few subjects that I can be self righteous in.
Sorry you feel that way, but people were widely condemning Putin in regards to the LBGT issue here. I tend to like the fact that we have a dynamic and evolving point of view rather than something static.