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In reply to the discussion: Harry Belafonte Says Obama Lacks "Moral Compass" [View all]ljm2002
(10,751 posts)...first, WTF does Ron Paul have to do with the current topic, except as a convenient way for you to try and smear those of us who agree, at least to some extent, with Belafonte's remarks.
Apparently it is the use of the term "moral compass" that has people slavering with outrage. IMO Belafonte is talking about that grander purpose that guides our actions, and he is basically asking for stronger moral leadership that does not compromise on certain core values. I think it brings up an interesting question: where does pragmatism end and moral leadership begin?
Your final comment is typical flamebait that does not reflect anything said on this thread. You say, "It's supposed to be true and indisputable because Harry Belafonte said it", yet (a) there is no post saying this; and (b) you fail to recognize the irony of your statement, given that any criticism of President Obama is always met with amusingly predictable howls of outrage, from you and from others.
By the way, I do understand how the term "moral compass" and claiming that Obama doesn't have one, or isn't using it, would cause outrage from his strong supporters. But judging by the overall tenor of his remarks, I don't think he was trying to cast Obama as evil or even amoral; rather he is asking for stronger moral leadership from the President. One can disagree with his assessment, but his remarks deserve more analysis than latching onto one bit of terminology that is felt to be offensive. Within context, yes it is still harsh but does not imply that Obama does not have a moral compass, so much as that he does not use it as much as he should, in order to rise to a higher level of moral leadership. That's how I read it anyway.