Reply #38: Please stop calling me your friend. Clearly you're judging me in [View All]

the same manner you're accusing me of...

But seriously, where is this rule book that says I have to be tolerant of every person I meet? What is that? You mean I should be kind to klansman or racists? To serial killers and child abusers? That's the sort of statement I hear from bushrepublicans.

And sure, someone who has an addiction can absolutely choose to employ themselves. And if I choose to, I can employ them. I may well choose to employ an addict, but I can also choose not to.

I worked for a couple of years for a writer who was a heroin addict; we all knew he was an addict and he is a brilliant writer. He could write wonderfully under the influence. He worked on a major teevee show that benefited from his addiction's delusions in fact. I would hire him today, addict or not, if I was looking for a writer of his calliber.

But if I had a construction company I would most likely not hire a fat female who couldn't move out of the way of a skip-loader.

As the owner of a company I would be obligated to look out for the best interests of my company and the other employees, possibly at the cost of the passive interests of a single individual who's made poor choices. This a judgement call, and as a human with other people's interests to consider, judgements have to be made for the good of the majority, and not necessarily for the good of an individual. That's what life is about. Making assessments, judgements and choices. Survival of the species and all.