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Bill Clinton's Morality
Bill Clinton's Morality
by Bob Wilson
Morality is a human concept that doubtlessly evolves in some ways over time,
and yet many would say that the basic precepts remain constant. What is a
moral act to some, might seem amoral or immoral to others. Examples: Dr.
Kavorkian. Abortion. Homosexuality. Politicians are not a class of people
that come to mind when high precepts of morality are mentioned. By their
very nature, politicians seem to have become the antithesis of moral people.
They seem to pander for votes, and waffle on tough issues. A politician who
dares to assert strong beliefs is more often than not, considered "extreme."
Politicians tend to become weather vanes. Bill Clinton is a master
politician.
To me, a moral person is someone who is honest and consistent. A moral
person is one whose viewpoints track with some kind of basic philosophical
creed. Having core beliefs which are based in a fundamental assumption that
your beliefs are worthwhile and result in the advancement of the human
condition is part of what I call "morality." It is perfectly reasonable to
be liberal, or conservative, and still lay proper claim to some degree of
morality. Morality does not require a belief in God. Religion, indeed,
when viewed in a historical perspective, seems to have no corner on the term
morality. Religions may tend to give structure and substance for those who
search for a "moral anchor" but for too many, religion becomes a control
mechanism and ultimately, a perversion. Morality does require that whatever
underlying principles and philosophy one has, is displayed in every day
action. Mother Teresa seems to be a "moral" person. Many other religious
figures are somewhat dubious, by virtue of their lifestyle. Acting in
harmony with basic principles over time, whether it brings favor or not with
other people, commands respect. Being able to accept the attacks of others
while maintaining one's belief system, and being capable of resisting the
tendency to compromise one's core beliefs to effect gain in status, favor, or
money is a primary tenant to "morality" in my opinion. Accepting others in
their sincere beliefs, and the ability to change when change is indicated
through the reasoning process or the attainment of knowledge is not
contradictory to morality. Not intentionally inflicting harm on other people
who are not threatening you, is consistent with morality. Being consistently
honest and truthful is certainly moral.
Morality is defined differently by many people. I believe that the majority
of American people would have a difficult time defining morality. Most would
get hung up with religion and God. In so doing, all objectivity is lost.
Jewish-Christian concepts tend to equate God with morality. It involves the
concept that humans, being imperfect, have a lot of excuses to not be
moral--at times, and when it becomes convenient, a request of forgiveness and
heartfelt request for salvation will make everything better, and "morality"
is reinstated. What a great system.
It really favors despots though.
To comment on the morality of another individual, you must equivocate.
Certainly, no one could be accused of total immorality (much less total
morality.) A sliding scale, or judgmental "graph" of relative morality could
be assigned to most any person. Is Bill Clinton a "moral" person? Relative
to what? By what measure? According to whose values?
If you measure him against his predecessors in the office of the presidency,
you might easily build a case that he is the least moral in post World War 2
history. If you judge a person by his close associates, a rather easy
conclusion is that he is without morals. You could compare indictments,
improper appropriation of files, special prosecutors, bimbo eruptions, real
estate/bank fraud, deaths under suspicious circumstances, scandals involving
close associates, his wife, drug tests of staff members, prostitutes and top
aids, and so on. All these things should be taken in the context with the
fact that he has the entire mainstream press in his camp. What events would
be on the nightly news if he were a "contract Republican?" Remember the
entire Watergate "scandal" was over speculation that Nixon became aware that
there had occurred a break in at a Democrat headquarters office by some low
level political operatives intent on getting files, and dirt on the Dems.
Nixon's crime was that he allegedly "covered up" the fact that he became
aware. The news media went on a total feeding frenzy. Every day there were
"interruptions to regularly scheduled broadcasts" and special news bulletins
with grim faced talking heads speculating on the president, and whether he
was "lying." For weeks on end, the entire scheduled nightly news, other
than the stock quotes, were devoted to Watergate. Print media was similarly
inclined. Now, we see the media minimizing, and apologizing for the
president. (What files? Why, he says no one even looked at them. We don't
know how Hillary's fingerprints got there.) By contrast with the past four
years, Nixon was Mother Teresa.
In view of the acceptance of Mr. Clinton, as indicated by his popularity
polls, one wonders if morality is a concept many Americans understand or care
about. If the polls prove accurate, and we will find out in November, then
the term has a totally new meaning. We will also know that there are more
fleas than there are dogs.
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