Here's a Christian notion: How about we forgive the Dolph's of the world more often than we condemn them.
This might get me in trouble, but hey, I'm a free speech absolutist, which doesn't go over well in 21st century USA.
Jon's a decent soul. If there's a heaven and hell, Jon will be upstairs and I'll be downstairs. Of course I can type that because I don't believe in any type of paradise, whether it be in the natural realm or the supernatural realm.
In a different thread I agreed with Thunderhawk (whose hardcore in his beliefs as am I) that Jesus was probably the most important SJW in history. I think that's true. The world is full of virtue signalers, most of them building a stairway to heaven. I have a problem with that. If you're a virtuous person, your actions will tell the tale. I'm not sure how much Abe Lincoln liked to talk about his regrets, but he was eloquent in defense of liberty, and imo didn't need to tell others he needed to work on himself. Jon isn't Abe but I bet he loves Abe. And that's good enough.
Whatever Jon's life experience he isn't the problem in the world. The fact he beats himself up over being immature when you're expected to be immature (childhood), tells me his moral compass works better than most. Christians are pretty good about working on themselves. It's when they virtue signal thru proselytizing or self-flagellation that I cringe. I haven't witnessed JM proselytizing. But he does wrestle his demons. Most people don't do that. They welcome them in and then spend a lifetime justifying their influence.
Unconscious bias? Everyone has their biases. And having biases doesn't automatically equate to being wrong or cruel. It also doesn't mean you're right or virtuous. It means you're human . . . flawed . . . a sinner. It's a fine line between not wanting to be a sinner and beating yourself up because you know there's no escaping it.
