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Considering how long it took for women's suffrage the LGBT community has achieved recognition of their rights rather quicly so we seem to be improving as a society.
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Considering how long it took for women's suffrage the LGBT community has achieved recognition of their rights rather quicly so we seem to be improving as a society.
Indeed all and all this country has move to change a lot of things very fast considering the oppression prior.

But I must say where is the moral compass. Does anyone know where it's at?
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Indeed all and all this country has move to change a lot of things very fast considering the oppression prior.

But I must say where is the moral compass. Does anyone know where it's at?
It moves too, thankfully.
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Old 02-24-2014, 06:35 AM
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But I must say where is the moral compass. Does anyone know where it's at?
I know exactly where mine is, why have you lost yours?
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Old 02-24-2014, 09:26 AM
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And society is merely a gathering of individuals, is it not?
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And society is merely a gathering of individuals, is it not?
Yes it is and able to be swaded into justifying any action. Hitler made the compass move did he not?
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Morality is based on sentiment regarding what's right and what's wrong.
Which is based in the options at hand.
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Yes it is and able to be swaded into justifying any action. Hitler made the compass move did he not?
He had a hell of a lot of help from Georges Clemanceau of France.
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