Societal norms, the Moral Majority and a rant that feels so good

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Somehow we have turned it around to where it is more acceptable to judge private behavior than public behavior.

I'm a very judgmental person, I just don't think my judgments should carry much weight with other people and simply try to use them to decide how I will live my life.

Those two statements sum up my feelings exactly. Sure, I have a set of morals that I believe to be "right" that I live my life by, but I apply those morals to myself and do not expext others to abide by them. I definitely think they should, but I certainly am not so arrogant as to think that I've got all the answers and that it's my place to tell others how to live. Especially when it comes to things that are private decissions. If we're talking about public behavior that has some effect on other people, I'm more vocal about my judgement. But even then, at most I'll say my peace once and they can take it or leave it. If they leave it, like Alex, I make MY decission whether whatever it is is something that will keep me from socializing with them. But that's my decission, I don't expect the person to change.