The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: golden rule

  • Take Off Your Political Ears and Just Listen

    Take Off Your Political Ears and Just Listen

    There are certain things upon which we can all agree. The Golden Rule springs to mind.

  • Family Norms Revisited

    There are so many different ways to live life.

  • Thoughts on Freedom

    If freedom requires kneeling on the necks of others, we aren’t free.

  • Morality Doesn’t Come from Religion

    The golden rule, though not always followed, is universal.

  • Self-Decency

    If the golden rule is, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,” then the platinum rule ought to be, “Be kind to yourself.” Because let’s face it: there’s no guarantee that anyone else is going to play by the golden rule. The only real power you have is within you. Why…

  • The Dark Shadow Cast by the Golden Rule

    Most societies seem to have some version of the Golden Rule. That only makes sense. It would be hard to live amongst one’s fellow humans without one. I really do try to do unto others as I would have them do unto me. I can’t imagine functioning any other way. The thing I struggle with…

  • Actually, No.

    Here’s the thing. (Yes, there’s always a thing.) I was raised to be a good girl. My default position is to respect authority. Be cooperative. Don’t make waves. Accommodate others. And above all, always, always be polite. Well, you know what? Fuck that. All those values are great if everyone is playing by the golden…

  • Don’t Write People Off

    I know a woman who stops speaking to people entirely after one disagreement. It must be awfully stressful to keep track of who are the good guys and who are the bad guys. I wonder if she keeps a sad little list or something. That, and she seems to think that a lack of interaction…

  • Good God, He’s at it Again.

    Just when you think that Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty can’t wander any further out on the lunatic fringe, he does just that. This time he ranted not about homosexuals or AIDS or hippies (Are there enough hippies left to rant about? Apparently so.) but what he appears to consider the most evil creatures of…