[lit-ideas] Re: race to the bottom

Eric Yost wrote:

"So the choice would be mine and I could easily go down in history as the
most evil person who ever lived, or as a savior who took the hard choice,
depending on who told the story."

No, just evil.  Remember, we are doing morality, not politics.


Eric continues:

"In this post I am entertaining the notion that a way of life may be more
important than life itself."

This is assbackwards.  A way of life is meant to serve life.  And if one is
willing to wipe out an entire civilization, then it isn't much of a way of
life to save.


Eric concludes:

"That was part of my original question: if higher standards lead to the
destruction of the society holding the higher standards, is it valuable in
itself?"

Nope, but it's not the right question.  How about: "If a state is going to
sacrifice the lives of its young in war, can this sacrifice be justified by
anything other than the highest reasonable standards?"


Sincerely,

Phil Enns
Glen Haven, NS


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