The Hymen Mystique

I can't say that I really pay a lot of attention to other peoples morality but if I HAD to I think I would look at things such as:

•  sex outside of marriage - this often leads to all sorts of other behaviors
• willingness to take something that is not their own
• disrespect for authority figures

I really don't know for sure, it's not something I do but I can see where omitting the above characteristics from the place of employment of apartment building could make life a lot nicer for everyone.

Power...,

Sometimes it only takes listening to how people structure language when speaking them.  This sounds somewhat silly, but it is true...For example, I was taught a person who uses "I" quite often when talking is a selfish person. Selfish people are about self and most times lack morals or have limited morals. There are many ways to express oneself without using "I" all the time.  There are other clues that were taught to me, but there isn't enough time.

dixied,

Sometimes authority figures don't deserve any respect and just because they are an authority figures don't necessarily mean we should respect them. It's earned, not given as I often say. I can't imagine being violated by a police officer or any person of authority and then say "Thank you."

Disagreeing with a post often brings an insult as a reply. However, you did ask ME (I) to explain, rewording it to avoid saying "I" would not have been difficult, but it would have taken more space.

Am I a bit selfish? Probably so. There is no pretending in my posts that everybody else comes first and me and mine come last or as part of some group. Nope, my posts are straightforward and contain no vague insults; me and mine come first, everybody else comes second and I, yep, there it is again, I do not make a practice of judging other people's morals, that is between them and their God, or however atheists judge themselves.

One should always respect authority figures until they have done something to be undeserving. Attaining that position of authority proves, at least in the beginning, they deserve respect. My comment was about those persons who have no respect for say all cops based on the behavior of a few. You probably know that is what I meant but you could not complete your post without that one retaliatory comment and insinuation that I would approve of a cop that commits an act of violence for no reason.

dixiedi,

The intention was not to insult you. The implication is sometimes authority figures do not deserve any respect, because respect is earned via giving it to others. Notice I only touched on this particular point and not the others, albeit some might argue the other points to. Whatever the case may be, we are all entitled to our opinions, which are neither right or wrong as I often say...This logic doesn't apply to facts. That's all....No pun intended.

The insult I felt was when you made a specific point to mention the number of times I said "I" when posting my opinion. I, again I, believe that was an insult to me hidden by not stating specifically that you were talking about my post. But come on, what other post were you talking about? Yes Ann, you did intend to insult me, you just didn't think I would be bright enough to see it, hidden as it was to not go against the CoH. Talk about slippery slopes.  ;O)