tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764506766343254616.post4585488996654180794..comments2024-03-26T14:20:38.103-04:00Comments on The Thought Criminal: Putting The Worst Spin On It Is What The Online Media DoesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764506766343254616.post-72629050185950721442015-09-28T15:14:20.238-04:002015-09-28T15:14:20.238-04:00There used to be a time when it was safe for someo...There used to be a time when it was safe for someone to assume people who were literate and who had been to college could deal with that level of subtlety but that was in the pre-post-post literate age we live in now. The Atridiots apparently couldn't get it. The Thought Criminalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01381376556757084468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764506766343254616.post-34991734700827898602015-09-28T09:05:11.759-04:002015-09-28T09:05:11.759-04:00"I can't have in mind all cases that can ...<i>"I can't have in mind all cases that can exist about conscientious objection but, yes, I can say that conscientious objection is a right that is a part of every human right," he said, speaking in Italian.</i><br /><br />The qualifier is right there: "I can't have in mind all cases that can exist about conscientious objection." Whatever the pontiff knows of any specific case, he isn't addressing that; he's addressing the concept. Such objectors do have to be respected within legal systems (there are many that don't), but that isn't the same as saying they get a free pass to only follow the laws they like.<br /><br />That's no longer conscientious objection; that's just anarchy.Rmjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811456254443706479noreply@blogger.com