All people should "do the right thing". That's common knowledge, right? I think a majority of people would agree that when it comes to making decisions one should always do the right thing. I don't think that's the problem. Determining what the right thing is is where the roadblocks occur.
We don't live in anarchy, so someone creates some type of rules that all Americans must abide by. No objection is really necessary. Someone tells us what's right and what's wrong and we listen. Unfortunately life isn't black and white. The gray area of interpretation is the sole reason why we have people that disobey laws and do what they want. We do live in a nation where freedoms are abundant and people can be their own individuals.
For example; littering.
I could rattle off a list of reasons why littering is bad, tacky, and distasteful, but if you don't think our environment is very imporant you aren't going to care. It's as simple as that.
How about abortion?
I wouldn't say that I'm a huge supporter of abortion but at the same time, I don't think it's fair to tell someone what they can or cannot do with their bodies. Every situation is different, we can't treat them all the same.
It is difficult for me to determine something that "all people should" except for maybe that all people should be able to make their own decisions about what they do with their lives as long as it's ethical. At the same time... who's to say what's ethical? Oh the joys of living in a country that emphasizes the individual...
This is where my train of thought chugs off into the sunset.
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