What profession is more intrinsically worthy of praise?

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

I vote Teacher, with Firefighter a close second. Does that make me a bad person?

[Bicoastal]

1. You left out Political Talk Show Host!

They're our nation's real heroes!

In all seriousness, I chose Medic. You have to admire people who feel it's their duty to alleviate pain and suffering in all situations. When a violent criminal goes on a rampage, shoots at innocent civilians and lead the police in a high-speed chase, and then crashes his car, paramedics are on the scene to tend to his injuries. They don't ask themselves for a SECOND if the wounded in question is deserving of such kindness--it's a non-issue with them. And whoever we are, we all need a good one at some point.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

2. Hm, that could fall under "Journalist." -nt

[gateley]

3. No you're not a bad person! I just think that every profession -- those listed

and those not listed -- contribute positively to the whole. Except maybe Lobbyist. Oh, and then there's Blackwater Operative. Never mind. I'll go with farmer.

[DesertRat]

4. I shamelessly voted for my own profession...teacher

:)

[silverweb]

5. None of the above.

The very question is insulting.

All of these professions are important and worthy and necessary.

What counts is that people choosing their professions have the ability to fulfill them ethically, with honor and dedication, to the best of their ability.

[uppityperson]

36. Exactly, all are important. I think it is in response to thanking/supporting

military just because they are military. Some feel them more worthy of praise than other categories just because. I think that is what this is in response to. And I agree with what you write completely.

[nam78_two]

6. I too shamelessly voted for my own profession-scientist

;).
Come on, it was at 0 votes. I wanted to pump the no.s a bit :D. It probably won't catch up with the others anyway.

[renie408]

7. I don't think there really is such a thing, is there? n/t

[AspenRose]

8. Where is social worker???

Humph x(

[BlooInBloo]

9. I can't think of *anything* that could possibly go wrong with this thread.

[porphyrian]

10. Professions aren't intrinsically worthy of praise.

Professions are only as good as the people in them. Only people can be worthy of praise, and that changes by the action.

[BlooInBloo]

16. Actions can be praiseworty. Intentions can be prasieworthy...

... All sorts of things besides JUST people can be the appropriate receptacles of praise.

[porphyrian]

18. Actions and intentions of people can be praiseworthy.

How do you call the action of a star or the intent of a squirrel praiseworthy? You're playing with semantics.

[BlooInBloo]

20. Actions of people. Intentions of people. Why not: professions OF PEOPLE?

It seems unmotivated to me to simply cast the last one out as an a priori impossibility.

[porphyrian]

23. You're still playing semantics.

It's the people, their actions, their intentions, their professions, not the actions, intentions or professions themselves, that are worthy of praise. Without the people doing them, they aren't praiseworthy.

[Squatch]

11. Mother/wife

[renie408]

14. Oooohhhh....that gets my vote. n/t

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

12. Wow, look at who is the only one with zero votes.

After that incident with the police thug breaking a black girl's arm for dropping cake, I kind of understand.

[BlooInBloo]

13. Yup. It's just that one incident. There's no pattern, nothing systemic whatsoever.

[dysfunctional press]

15. why aren't trash collectors/sanitation engineers on the list...?

without them, any city would not exist very long at all.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

17. Hey, I only had ten spots. Nine, because of the necessary "Other." -nt

[11 Bravo]

19. I voted teacher.

And I swear that my 30+ years in the classroom (thank you GI Bill) had nothing to do with my choice.

[Norrin Radd]

21. Sanitation Worker

and Sewage Treatment Worker.

[Whisp]

22. altho I think each and every one of those professions

are important to us all, I just can't vote one above the other. (moms and dads should be there, tho).

reason being - I have a nasty relative in one of these professions (now retired) who always boasted that he was doing something so much more 'worthy' than any of us. He was the hero, we were all slackers. what an ass. but I guess he did teach me something valuable after all - pecking orders suck.

[Ariana Celeste]

24. Without teachers, where would the rest of them be?

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

25. In caves. -nt

[proud2BlibKansan]

35. Ding Ding Ding!!

We have a winner!!

[H2O Man]

26. Other.

I'm retired. Hence, I think retired folks deserve our utmost respect.

[AlCzervik]

27. child care workers, paid pretty low wages to help raise out fellow americans. Nurses, teachers

social workers, public defenders. many others.

[PDenton]

28. Lawyer

[Jed Dilligan]

29. Bum

It's pretty damned courageous to say fuck the work ethic in this country!

[treestar]

30. All professions are needed

It is so pathetic how people need to find some way, any way, to make themselves superior to others.

Race and religion are passe. That's great, but that doesn't mean that going into a certain profession is meant to do it.

It's OK if other people are equal, really. We don't HAVE to be superior to somebody to have self esteem.

[Jonathan Pollard]

31. Firefighter

I voted firefighter because it's the profession where you risk your life without causing or potentially causing harm to others. Police is ruled out because of the potential for police brutality.

[varkam]

Damn - lawyer is not even on the board.

:hide:

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

33. Hey, lawyers do a much-needed service! Especially public defenders. Feel free to vote "Other." -nt

[varkam]

34. Lawyers are a lot like doctors...

in the respect that you don't usually need one, but when you do need one, you want a good one.

[Richard Steele]

32. None of them. nm

[McCamy Taylor]

37. nurse? mother? CPS caseworker? abortionist in red state USA?

lawyer for Guantanemo detainee? Buddhist monk in Burma?

Come on. The guy renting videos at Blockbuster is worthy of praise if he does his job whole heartedly, mindfully and a nun treating lepers in New Delhi sucks if she goes about it half assed.