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How did this become an anathema? To think for yourself?
Published on February 16, 2006 By Moderateman In Current Events
According to a recent article by William Buckley Jr.,liberals have now criminalized ”judgment” to a place usually reserved for the words racist, bigot and rapist and serial killers.

Is this really as serious as Mr. Buckley thinks?

Today by using the smallest amount of judgment you risk to be denounced as “judgmental”.

In today’s politically correct world is has become a crime to make judgments of others.

It has become fashionable to proclaim someone as judgmental and a trait not to be desired.

Maybe this accounts why we are not allowed to mention that over half the men on the F>B>I> most wanted list are named Muhammad or Ahmed, or both in some cases. Or why we cannot accept the fact that terrorist for the most part are dark skinned men between the ages of 12 and 50 and use that information to profile.

This brings to mind Ghazi Qusaibi, the Saudi ambassador to England, who proclaims if he was not so old he would love being a martyr for the cause, could it be that a bomb vest is to heavy for him, to use> or is he just saving his worthless skin?

How about the United Nations? The oil for food comes to mind. General Tommy Franks called this program oil for palaces BTW.

Should we not judge that over one billion dollars are stashed away by members of the U.N. from graft.

How do we now decide hate crimes? How about the black man that stormed into a New York City bar screaming “white people will burn tonight” while shooting several patrons? The New York commissioner claims it was just a bizarre incident. Not racially motivated at all.

Then there is the university of California at riverside that after granting an artist to paint a mural of the pilgrims, has to label them as invaders? Also made the artist include a same sex couple in his rendition. More examples of poor judgement. Sound judgement would not have permitted this.

The safest city in America to shout anti-Semitic slogans in San francisco, the sewer by the bay, where Jewish students had to be rescued by the police. No arrests were made either.

I could go on and on about the antics of Al Gore, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Ted Kennedy and the entire country of France, but that would be judging wouldn’t it?

As we browse through the evident bias of the New York Times, The Washington Post, Time magazine and Newsweek we find they would never judge anyone, except the ones they disagree with.

We must realize that we are in danger of having our children become uninformed and incapable of making sound judgments .We are in extreme danger of losing our identities as people with brains capable of making good judgment calls.

The simple use of sound judgement is totally lost on the far left today. Naming the color of a criminal, while giving a description calls for you to use your brain and give an exact rendition, yet even this gets decried as racist.

The use of school rooms for prayers for Muslim children while denying the same courtesy to Christian children is an example of poor judgement, yet totally accepted by the liberal left.

It's time for people to think things through make a judgement call and stand proud with your decision.


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on Feb 16, 2006
Judgment doesn't affect anyone but ourselves. It's just mental inventory.


On the contrary, my judgment of employee's or candidates affects them in the end. As does judgment of my wife and son's actions or behavior. When push comes to shove, making judgment calls is meant for me yet can affect a great many surrounding me, even some I might not know.

Which is why I tell my son all the time, there are two things in life that can change everything for him, one is judgment and the other is trust. If my judgment moves me to trust the wrong person, the consequences could affect a great deal more people, even some I don't know.

on Feb 16, 2006
"look at everyone and judge their actions, how they're dressed, how they move, how they talk, how they react to what's going on around them". I can't think of any word for that better than "be judgemental".


Profiling....
on Feb 16, 2006
On the contrary, my judgment of employee's or candidates affects them in the end.


No, your ACTIONS, which are based on your MENTAL, PRIVATE judgments affect others.

I make judgments about my surroundings, my choices, my appearance, and the appearance and actions of others constantly. I don't act on most of those judgments.

I may think that the girl checking out my groceries at the grocery store is slovenly and slow. I've made a judgment about her. If I don't act on that, it only affects me. It stays in my thoughts.

If I decide that since she's slovenly and slow I'm going to verbally berate her to get her moving, then my judgment affects her (as well as the patrons around me).

There is a difference. Thoughts should never be a crime or something that anyone wishes to stifle in others. Actions are a different matter entirely.
on Feb 16, 2006

No, your ACTIONS, which are based on your MENTAL, PRIVATE judgments affect others.

And actions are based upon judgements.  They do not spring from nothing.

on Feb 16, 2006
16 by ParaTed2k
Thursday, February 16, 2006


When I was trained for work in Crowd Control and Stop Loss Security, rule #1 was "Look for what isn't normal". In other words, "look at everyone and judge their actions, how they're dressed, how they move, how they talk, how they react to what's going on around them". I can't think of any word for that better than "be judgemental".


perfect ted, but to the far left doing your job in such a way is bad bad bad, very very bad.
on Feb 16, 2006
#19 by Texas Wahine
Thursday, February 16, 2006


There is a difference. Thoughts should never be a crime or something that anyone wishes to stifle in others. Actions are a different matter entirely.


texs, sweety, when I fly somewhere I am looking for a specific looking person and ready to move if I have to, yep it's a form of profiling thast I find safe and sane, but to MANY liberals I am the one committing a almost crime.. how dare I profile someone.
on Feb 16, 2006
yep it's a form of profiling thast I find safe and sane, but to MANY liberals I am the one committing a almost crime.. how dare I profile someone.


I don't think you are committing a crime, I just think it's sad. It's sad that you have shut yourself off to many great and wonderful people out of a fear of a few. It's human nature to judge--not necessarily right or wrong, it just is. But I think that sometimes our judgements shut us off from remarkable and amazing experiences.
on Feb 16, 2006
Dr.Guy:
And actions are based upon judgements. They do not spring from nothing.


Yes, they are. However, thoughts are not a crime. Actions can be. Where do actions come from? Does the body move without thinking? No.

We make judgments, and those judgments guide our choices, but those judgments are innocent, harmless thoughts until we act on them.

texs, sweety, when I fly somewhere I am looking for a specific looking person and ready to move if I have to, yep it's a form of profiling thast I find safe and sane, but to MANY liberals I am the one committing a almost crime.. how dare I profile someone.


Don't we all do that, though? On a flight last year I noticed two young Middle Eastern-looking men boarding together. It made me anxious. Since I had small children with me, the stewardesses allowed me to choose our seats. I picked a seat right across from two young, fit looking men. Turns out one was a Marine.

Why did I do that? Because I wanted to be cautious and protect my babies in case what I perceived as a possible threat turned out to really be one.

I didn't confront the men. I didn't harm them or give them dirty looks. I made a judgment that may not have been fair or right, but since I kept my judgment to myself, I did nothing wrong.

That's human, and I can't imagine it ever being considered wrong or criminal to choose to be aware of perceived threats, even if the reality is that the threat does not exist.

Judgments aren't a problem. It's what we DO that matters.
on Feb 16, 2006

We make judgments, and those judgments guide our choices, but those judgments are innocent, harmless thoughts until we act on them.

You are getting good!  Very good.  yes, it is the actions based upon judgements.  Still, I guess in a criminal trial, it is the motive vs the crime scenario.

on Feb 16, 2006
No, your ACTIONS, which are based on your MENTAL, PRIVATE judgments affect others.


You're talking about free thoughts and adjectives, not the noun, Judgement, Your hair is pretty or ugly, I don't like your dress or shoes, I don't like that guys breath, all resulting from impulsive private thoughts, no action. Judgment however, is reflected when I factor in the results from different sources of input, upside and downside, followed by what I know to be right from wrong, good from bad, common sense, experience and other associated research facts if appropriate, there by allowing me to maybe a judgment.

From research my B&M speakers lend their technology to reproducing Jazz and Classical tones.
My Titan bike frame is designed for road racing and road climbing, not sprinting.... judgment.
Most Muslims are not terrorists, and the Koran isn't that much different then the bible.

I didn't like how that candidate conducted himself during the interview.... conclusive judgement based on a direct range information supplied by the real person, not impulsive free thought leading to snap judgment.

If people make judgmental decisions with out using a broad range of input factors to insure their judgement is sound, their judgment is lousy, unfounded, impulsive; akin to free thought, or can be referred to as snap judgment.

In many cases, I will use my years of measuring people to make judgments which tells me not to bother trying to get along with some people because they're pre-disposed with superficial, lousy and unfounded snap judgments.

A new client phoned me yesterday as a referral. After asking many questions and listening to her closely, my judgment told me she wasn't the one I need to talk with. In the second conversation this am, one pointed question ferreted out "she wasn't the right person". She was flexing the situation to feel good, as a contributor to the process, trying to impress her boss the SRVP.

The capacity to form an opinion by distinguishing and evaluating: His judgment of fine music is impeccable.
The capacity to assess situations or circumstances and draw sound conclusions; good sense, solid judgment.
on Feb 16, 2006

The capacity to form an opinion by distinguishing and evaluating: His judgment of fine music is impeccable.
The capacity to assess situations or circumstances and draw sound conclusions; good sense, solid judgment.

That is what it comes down to.  It is the basis for our actions and decisions.  And it is not wrong.  It can be, but in and of itself, it is not.  Excellent articulation!

on Feb 16, 2006
Reply By: shadesofgreyPosted: Thursday, February 16, 2006yep it's a form of profiling thast I find safe and sane, but to MANY liberals I am the one committing a almost crime.. how dare I profile someone.I don't think you are committing a crime, I just think it's sad. It's sad that you have shut yourself off to many great and wonderful people out of a fear of a few. It's human nature to judge--not necessarily right or wrong, it just is. But I think that sometimes our judgements shut us off from remarkable and amazing experiences.


Hi shades, I said many not all ok?

I do not shut myself off from any race specifically or religion, just like with anything else I pick and choose.
on Feb 16, 2006
Reply By: Texas WahinePosted: Thursday, February 16, 2006


Don't we all do that, though? On a flight last year I noticed two young Middle Eastern-looking men boarding together. It made me anxious. Since I had small children with me, the stewardesses allowed me to choose our seats. I picked a seat right across from two young, fit looking men. Turns out one was a Marine.


but the point is to SOME PEOPLE THAT IS A BAD WAY TO THINK. SOME, not all.
on Feb 16, 2006
Excellent articulation


Sorry, the part you happen to quote I copied from the dictionary... and added "solid judgment" to the end, not meant to mislead.
on Feb 16, 2006
Titan: Unless I'm mistaken, the article is not talking about judgment as in "I can draw sound conclusions/I have good judgment"...it's talking about judgment as in "discernment" or more specifically, the right we should all have to exercise and express discernment.

And in that way, big and small, important and inconsequential, moral and superficial, negative and positive...it's all judgment, or discernment.

Our discernment may be an indicator of our judgment (or our ability to draw sound conclusions, although that is fairly subjective), but I don't believe that type of judgment is referred to in the original article.

Excellent articulation!


Give credit to the dictionary.
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