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11. Yes.

Reply to TimeToEvolve (Reply #9)

Thu Aug 28, 2014, 02:23 PM

Aug 2014

Conservatives (who think they have a monopoly on morality) are quick to assign their morals to a non-accountable being, so that they are not burdened with the duty of handling it themselves. As much as they crow about 'personal responsibility', they hide from the ultimate personal responsibility: being responsible for your own ethics and judgment.

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