Morris didn't do anything wrong

I can't believe there are people commenting on this thread saying its acceptable that he cheated on his wife. One question, would you find it acceptable if your partner cheated on you? Because of 'high libido' or 'they were in a position of power' to quote a few shamefully ridiculous excuses. Of course not.

The whole issue about him cheating is related commitment. He made a commitment to his wife by marrying her (perhaps seen by many as the biggest you can make), and then broke it to do something for himself. A voting public will see it that way. How can they trust a man to run a country if his own wife cannot trust him to be faithful? How can they trust him to honour the presidential vows if he cannot honour his wedding vows? How can they put their needs, wants, issues in the hands of a man who only wants to look out for himself?

He may not be that person, he may see it as a huge mistake and regret it. It may have been a moment of weakness. But it doesn't matter. The fact is he did it, and because he did people will distrust him, and expect him to be dishonourable or selfish again. We are, after all, defined by our actions.

Thinking back the moment that highlighted what kind of a person Morris was to me, was in the interview about the death penalty. He stated he opposed it, but if his wife was murdered he would kill the person that did it and would go to prison. Some may find that a reasonable reaction, however, if we put that reaction into the context of the whole conversation it reveals his true feelings and ideas. Essentially he is saying 'The morally right thing to do is (A), I believe in this so strongly that I will campaign to have (A) made law. BUT. If something happens to me, if I am affected, then I will not do (A) but whatever I want. Regardless of the consequences'.

This shows his real side, and why he cheated in the first place. He knows what the morally right decision to do is in a given situation and he will preach that decision to society. But if he himself had to make a decision, he would not take the one he knows is right but the one that's best for him, and he would not care of the repercussions. Some may agree with this, I don't.

Ironically what he said is also contradictory to the point he was making, if everyone did that if their wife/loved one/friend was murdered then we would essentially have the death penalty. Similarly he also says a 'Society' has to been seen to make the right choice, not the individual (or something like that). The key being society is made up of the individuals. If they don't make the right choice, and do what they want, then society would reflect the individual choices.

What a fantastic film this was, so many other things to talk about. It was brilliant.