[lit-ideas] Re: Aren't you glad you no longer have a Hitler problem?
- From: "Phil Enns" <phil.enns@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 08:46:17 -0400
Omar Kusturica wrote:
"If two men both in principle endorse horrible violence, then the only
moral criterion that remains to distinguish between them is that one was
prepared to live up to his principles, while the other was not."
As if violence committed in the course of upholding the rule of law were
morally irrelevant? Omar lauds the psychopath for having the courage to
actually slit the throats of innocent people while deriding Eric for
defending the state in its use of violence in the course of establishing
the rule of law. At the very least, one would think that refraining
from acts like mutilation would have moral value but on Omar's account,
committing this barbaric act is in fact morally distinguishable. That
is, Omar lauds the moral courage of the murderer because he is willing
to actually butcher innocent people. Eric, on the other hand, is
chastised for suggesting the state might use violence to establish the
rule of law. Omar holds an ideological position that is sympathetic to
those who not only advocate but practice butchery and genocide.
Sincerely,
Phil Enns
Toronto, ON
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