Moral fiber
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="fiber">fiber</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="fiber">fiber</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Current">Current</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>? <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="else">else</span>?</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="paraphrase">paraphrase</span>: <span word="Politicians">Politicians</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="morals">morals</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="character">character</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="corrupt">corrupt</span>.</p><p><span word="OK">OK</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="statements">statements</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="mine">mine</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> – <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ABSOLUTELY">ABSOLUTELY</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="fiber">fiber</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="griping">griping</span>. <span word="He">He</span>/<span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="venting">venting</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="objective">objective</span> <span word="judgment">judgment</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="objective">objective</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="safer">safer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="around">around</span>, <span word="right">right</span>? <span word="There">There</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span>.</p><p>“<span word="There">There</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="retorted">retorted</span>, “<span word="Easy">Easy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>. <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="they">they</span>? <span word="Name">Name</span> <span word="one">one</span>.”</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="topic">topic</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="involved">involved</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="sidestepped">sidestepped</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span>: “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="names">names</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="freely">freely</span> <span word="admit">admit</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fat">fat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="models">models</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="rake">rake</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> (<span word="some">some</span>, <span word="unusually">unusually</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="say">say</span>). <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="folks">folks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="pale">pale</span>-<span word="skinned">skinned</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="between">between</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="corrupt">corrupt</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="honest">honest</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bureaucrats">bureaucrats</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="ilk">ilk</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="between">between</span>.”</p>
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