tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746564418600302090.post1810304856063375099..comments2023-08-09T09:01:29.229-07:00Comments on Pliny's Tangent Du Jour: Moral and Ethical Consistency 5.0: Is it Reasonable to 'Out' Political Supporters?Pliny-the-in-Betweenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580900408227953736noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746564418600302090.post-80700704400981565402009-11-05T07:42:45.958-08:002009-11-05T07:42:45.958-08:00I think the key phrase is "... lending politi...I think the key phrase is "... lending political support is supposed to be public knowledge."<br /><br />I say, if the people letting themselves be recognized as bigoted assholes is hard for them - too friggin' bad!<br /><br />There's no cure for stupid.Stacy S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05097716092853603943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746564418600302090.post-10069542015684613222009-11-04T19:29:55.610-08:002009-11-04T19:29:55.610-08:00This is why I hate danged petitions....or Jello, J...This is why I hate danged petitions....or Jello, Jared :-Pmachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04073782907747032366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746564418600302090.post-2317384131118980552009-11-04T09:00:14.843-08:002009-11-04T09:00:14.843-08:00Is an essential part of a free country secrecy? Ab...Is an essential part of a free country secrecy? Absolutely. Is it ethical when it could lead to repression? No. <br /><br />But then I'm positing a norm by which to judge that has nothing to do with our laws.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746564418600302090.post-69464229298903138732009-11-03T18:29:00.003-08:002009-11-03T18:29:00.003-08:00Mac, jello can be quite firm provided you don'...Mac, jello can be quite firm provided you don't follow the instructions on the box; use 1/10 the water, you get a mass which is like hyaline cartilage.<br /><br />A list of supporters (names or organizations), in my opinion, should be required for ANY political organization. Donations to certain truly charitable organizations need not apply unless they engage in political activity.Jaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04837530362277701547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746564418600302090.post-35657318304078262582009-11-03T17:35:51.553-08:002009-11-03T17:35:51.553-08:00Tough one. I can see the validity of both sides of...Tough one. I can see the validity of both sides of this. I suppose it might just boil down to, if you sign, or lend monetary support to, a petition, you should be ready to be "outed" on said issue. If you don't agree with an issue don't lend it support.... my opinion here is about as firm as jello.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04073782907747032366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746564418600302090.post-55700876584557993632009-11-03T14:51:39.142-08:002009-11-03T14:51:39.142-08:00It is if they're engaging in back-room influen...It is if they're engaging in back-room influence peddling, but they have to be discovered before they can be "outed".GearHedEdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288513835630145996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746564418600302090.post-86101846437407322972009-11-02T17:02:15.129-08:002009-11-02T17:02:15.129-08:00This is a really tough one and I go back and forth...This is a really tough one and I go back and forth. on one hand a lot of these PAC activities are pretty scurrilous so I think well maybe people should have to think about personal consequences. Then i think of all these crazy's out there who can be dangerous. It really comes down to whether it is intended as a legitimate expectation that supporting these things is a public forum or whether the intent is really to suppress the right to free speech. I think it falls in both camps depending upon the person.Pliny-the-in-Betweenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16580900408227953736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746564418600302090.post-41819379422906542912009-11-02T16:34:31.104-08:002009-11-02T16:34:31.104-08:00I am torn here also, because I simply do not know ...I am torn here also, because I simply do not know whether there is a right to complete anonymity in regards to this kind of thing (i.e. when money is changing hands to support a certain political agenda). If the question were whether or not any given company or institution is allowed to offer such support, it becomes more obvious (hell yes, unless funded by the state). But whether they are allowed to both their money and avoid people knowing that they gave that money too? That's wholly beyond my ability to decide whether it is acceptable, from either an ethical or a legal perspective.Asylum Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02500952310972756918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746564418600302090.post-54005689708849498452009-11-02T13:53:35.897-08:002009-11-02T13:53:35.897-08:00I agree.I agree.pboyfloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475980562742243007noreply@blogger.com