ReillyT
Senior Member
And it's wrong to judge people for the legal choices they make about their lifestyle. Whether it's their religion, their lifestyle, whatever.
The difference between you and I is I'm not particularly interested in motivation. I don't care why Muslim women cover themselves, particularly. I accept what they do and respect their choice to do so (in the event they are given a choice, that is). I don't look to "justify" the actions of others because I assume they are adults who are capable of making their own decisions.
Nobody needs to "justify" gun culture or Christianity, as Obama did. Why does it need justification? It's a choice, just like sexuality or anything else. We don't want people to sympathize with us. We want people to respect us as they respect any city dweller or gay rights activist.
First, I am not equating gun ownership or religion to prostitution, so don't jump on that horse.
Women choose to be prostitutes, but obviously they choose to be prostitutes for various reasons. If one wanted to know why they choose to be prostitutes, one would have to look deeper. Choices aren't made in a vacuum.
Obama was speaking to a bunch of democrats about why red states are red. Clearly, the democrats would like to see the red states turn blue. So, he was giving his opinion of why democrats don't do better in middle America. He was looking at why the 2nd Amendment and relgious issues seem to be so powerful to this region. As a democrat, it would be important to know why those issues are so important so that we can change the red states into blue states.