{"id":46751,"date":"2025-09-15T11:52:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T11:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=46751"},"modified":"2025-09-15T11:52:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T11:52:07","slug":"the-broccoli-argument","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2025\/09\/15\/the-broccoli-argument\/","title":{"rendered":"The Broccoli Argument"},"content":{"rendered":"

The-Broccoli-Argument-Best-Of.mp3<\/a>
\nThe-Broccoli-Argument-Best-Of.mp4<\/a>
\nThe-Broccoli-Argument.mp3<\/a>
\nThe-Broccoli-Argument.mp4<\/a>
\nThe-Broccoli-Argument-intro.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n

[Intro]
\nBut, can’t you see…
\n(“I don’t like broccoli!”)
\nA logical schism (in subjectivism)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nIn reference
\nTo your “preference”
\nPlease don’t subject me
\nTo your philosophy<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nSo, can’t you see…
\n(“I don’t like broccoli!”)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nA logical schism (in subjectivism)
\nSay no (to no know)
\nDon’t be wrong
\n(About what is right)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nSame ole song
\n(Casting shade on the light)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nOpine on opinion
\nSavior or minion
\nIn fact, the fact
\nCannot lack<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\n[Chorus]<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nSame ole song
\n(Casting shade on the light)
\nFor way to long
\n(We’re universal for all)
\nOur knew song
\n(Time to say goodnight)
\n[Instrumental, Guitar Solo]<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE SONG
\nMany people mix up two very different categories: preferences and moral claims. Liking or disliking broccoli, sports teams, or music is opinion \u2014 it\u2019s subjective, a matter of taste. No one can be \u201cright\u201d or \u201cwrong\u201d about whether broccoli tastes good. That\u2019s an opinion.<\/p>\n

But when you say \u201cprostitution is bad\u201d \u2014 you\u2019re not making a statement of taste, you\u2019re making a moral claim. You\u2019re saying it\u2019s wrong, universally, not just that you personally dislike it. That\u2019s not the same thing as saying \u201cI don\u2019t like broccoli.\u201d It\u2019s a judgment about people, their choices, and society. Whether or not prostitution is \u201cbad\u201d is a question of morality, law, and human rights \u2014 and moral claims have consequences.<\/p>\n

Words, too, are not always harmless. \u201cSticks and stones\u201d is a nice saying, but in reality, words do hurt \u2014 especially when they demean entire groups or push harmful lies. That\u2019s exactly why Charlie Kirk\u2019s statements aren\u2019t \u201cjust opinions.\u201d Saying \u201cBlack women don\u2019t have the brain processing power\u201d isn\u2019t like saying \u201cI hate the Eagles.\u201d One is trash talk about football; the other is a racist claim that fuels discrimination and justifies inequality.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the difference many are missing. Taste is subjective. Morals are universal. And when you defend immoral claims as \u201cjust opinions,\u201d you\u2019re excusing harm while pretending it\u2019s as trivial as choosing broccoli or football teams.<\/p>\n

Subjectivism 101<\/b>
\nSubjectivism is the philosophical stance that reality, knowledge, or morality is dependent on the individual subject’s perception, consciousness, or experience, rather than on an objective, independent external reality. In essence, “truth” is seen as subjective and varies from person to person or culture to culture. There are different forms, such as metaphysical subjectivism, which holds that reality depends on consciousness, and ethical subjectivism, which posits that moral truth is determined by personal attitudes or societal feelings, not universal facts.<\/p>\n

From the album “Unfazed<\/a>“<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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