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Originally Posted by Clovis8
As I’m sure you know there are studies citing numbers as high as 70% and others as low as 25%. Like all sex research it is plagued with reporting bias and definition bias.
No, I don't know, that's why when you made a claim that sounds ridiculous I asked you for a source, not to just think harder about it.
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My point is infidelity is very common. It’s a breech of trust for sure but the word immoral is very strong.
I don't find the statement that infidelity is immoral to be very strong. It seems pretty axiomatic to me. When would doing something you know is going to cause other people pain for your own pleasure be moral?
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As for lying that is also a very odd bar. You have never lied about your sex life?
If lying about ones sex life precludes public office we better find a new political system because nobody will be able to work in this one.
We're not talking about lying about one's sex life. We're talking about cheating on your spouse. If you can't see the difference there I don't know what to tell you other than, you're wrong.
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Let me turn it around. Why does having an affair speak to ones ability to be a politician?
Politicians are expected to speak the truth. Politicians are expected to display the values they legislate for. Neither of these things is consistent with having an affair.