tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post7895859585119519728..comments2024-03-09T18:57:10.942+13:00Comments on Liberty Scott: Vile "ancient virtues"Libertyscotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-34214718500093598842008-06-07T19:47:00.000+12:002008-06-07T19:47:00.000+12:00Lots of material in your reply, but I only came fo...Lots of material in your reply, but I only came for the 5 minute argument, not the full half hour :-).<BR/><BR/>I'll see if I can tackle some of these points over time, as they are worth discussing further, I think.<BR/><BR/>Right now, I've got a huge queue of posts to do and a bigger queue of real life stuff to sort too.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the blogging though, I enjoy reading your views.ZenTigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07888629207437612884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-75981662467011148532008-06-07T18:50:00.000+12:002008-06-07T18:50:00.000+12:00Last things first, I don't have a beef with her vi...Last things first, I don't have a beef with her visiting her home country, but sorry - what she DID there is like a Jew visiting the grave of Hitler and putting a bouquet on it, and then praising Eva Braun. She COULD have played the role of Pope John Paul II with Poland, as he was a rallying point for opposition, she could have spoken out in public about the regime. It would not have dared touchLibertyscotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-25071603714790785382008-06-07T13:14:00.000+12:002008-06-07T13:14:00.000+12:00Would you normally be one of the people raging aga...Would you normally be one of the people raging against those that think they know how best to spend other people's money?<BR/><BR/>Is your expectation that if some-one receives a lot of donations they should know how to spend it? Should we donate food to Africa or teach them to fish? This is where your conversation is going when discussing why you know better on how Mother Theresa should spend ZenTigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07888629207437612884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-88915778563653676142008-06-06T05:36:00.000+12:002008-06-06T05:36:00.000+12:00Zen I took from Ropata's post that he was approvin...Zen I took from Ropata's post that he was approving of those "virtues", if not then fine. Yes people can choose how they wish to live, perhaps spartan is a better term than poverty - poverty implies desperate need, and that is never a virtue.<BR/><BR/>Theresa I have no time for, she provided support for the Duvaliers and Hoxha, which is unforgivable. IF she only saw suffering in the context ofLibertyscotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-83930619197386512842008-06-04T13:53:00.000+12:002008-06-04T13:53:00.000+12:00When ropata said these 'virtues' were universally ...When ropata said these 'virtues' were universally despised, were you not agreeing with him then?<BR/><BR/>I think you were.<BR/><BR/>So we could also add to "universally despised" and "largely misunderstood".<BR/><BR/>In the final analysis, people should be free to live how they choose, and if they wish to take a vow of poverty, so be it.<BR/><BR/>Mother Theresa cared for the sick and dying in ZenTigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07888629207437612884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-36726359141853321382008-06-04T12:08:00.000+12:002008-06-04T12:08:00.000+12:00These are not actually virtues when used in this c...These are not actually virtues when used in this connection. They are "<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelical_counsel" REL="nofollow">Evangelical Counsels"</A> which has a different meaning to the concept of a virtue.<BR/><BR/>For example, poverty in this sense is a call to "perfect charity", the willingness to give away ones possessions to help others.<BR/><BR/>They were common ZenTigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07888629207437612884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-47301887553823683672008-06-04T12:07:00.000+12:002008-06-04T12:07:00.000+12:00This comment has been removed by the author.ZenTigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07888629207437612884noreply@blogger.com