'08: Thank God It's Over (TGIO)
If you want the top stories and high points of the year in review, go here or here. All the Crawler's got to offer is the silly, stupid and simply sad events and people of 2008.It was Utah's year of the individual: One state lawmaker renewed our reputation as the land of wing nuts. On the other hand, an environmental activist successfully (and peacefully) monkey wrenched the sale of oil and gas leases in Utah's backcountry.
It was also the year of the organization: The LDS church made its power felt with a successful drive to ban same-sex marriage in California. And Utah gays organized as never before to protest the church's action. Meanwhile, the polygamous FLDS church sowed confusion worldwide as to what Mormonism means.
Feel free, of course, to offer your recollections of the absurdities of the year that was.
To be continued . . .
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On the other hand, an environmental activist successfully (and peacefully) monkey wrenched the sale of oil and gas leases in Utah's backcountry.
Although it's debatable among ethicists whether fraud is justified against a tyrannical government (for example, lying when Nazi soldiers come to inquire whether you have any Jews in your basement), what Mr. DeChristopher allegedly did was fraudulent.
Fraud is often equated to force by deception and, therefore, not peaceful.
It's ethical when one of your own does something you support.
It's unethical when someone from the other side does something you oppose.
That's the facts, jack.
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