Blog #2 - Too Far Removed...

Why is it that we think we can sit around and discuss the actions of others as if our lives are visions of perfection?

Sure, a minister has had sex with boys, a celebrity has a love child, another politician has sent out pictures on the internet.  Ok, so?  Are they NOT human?  Have we never done anything that we are not so proud of or was it so long ago that we've been absolved by those around us and can feel justified in pointing fingers at others who fall?  What happened to loving our fellow man?
This, in my mind, is the epitome of judging; throwing stones when your house is not only made of glass but also built on shaky ground.

Q:  Should Weiner resign?
A:  For what?  At what point did he show that he was no longer competent enough to perform his job duties?  At what point did he abuse funds/time to participate in his private acts?  Is he a perv -- sure.  But that doesn't mean that whoever elected him is not getting what they wanted.

Q:  Should he be reprimanded?
A:  Definitely. It was an immoral act for someone in his office. I do believe it's ok to hold certain people to a bit of a higher standard but to get twisted out of shape when they show that they are as normal as you and I is going just a bit too far.  If you worked at McDonald's and this happened to you, would you lose 1st Fry position?  Think about it.  Should he have lied?  No, but he's a politician so was the truth ever really expected.

Do not misunderstand me, I don't deem his actions proper or necessary.  But I am not petitioning for his resignation nor joining the ethical/morality lynch mob.  This is the state of our society nowadays.  I'm sure we've all got some very real skeletons in our virtual closets.  A whole bunch of us surf the web and chat on FaceBook during work hours from work on work machines, etc.  And that's stealing from our jobs.  At night even, when the kids and spouses and families should have our undivided attention we're playing AngryBirds and Tweeting.  So maybe before sounding off about the rights and wrongs about a person, without all of the facts involved, we should listen, reason and empathize with them.  Who knows when our 15 minutes will come.