Re: Why should I justify my vote?
Originally Posted by
Jazzi
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For some reason, though I was in the allotment shop this morning just buying some seed trays and canes, I found myself defending my own decision to vote Brexit, to the shop volunteer who claimed 'we all voted to stay in'.
She wanted to know why. I said just because. But she still wanted to know from where that decision sprang. I wouldn't/couldn't answer her without us probably having a full blown political argument. I said all my family voted Leave.
I did go on to say I thought it was wrong that Remainers wanted another Referendum and why couldn't they accept the decision.
So there is my big question, as in the thread title. Why should I justify myself?
It is only justification if you have the feeling the other is on a higher moral plane. Your feeling, not how the other behaves, defines what it is.
If you don't think the other has the moral advantage, giving your motives for the choice you made is not a justification, but an explanation. Perhaps even education.
On the other hand, the fact you feel it as justification, indicates you feel a moral disadvantage due to your vote to leave?