Why Be Moral?
Why wouldn’t I wish to be moral and urge others to be moral if it’s an antidote to appalling chaotic mess and potential self-destruction.
Writing From the Left, Building The Resistance
Why wouldn’t I wish to be moral and urge others to be moral if it’s an antidote to appalling chaotic mess and potential self-destruction.
If power and wealth are not distributed equally, scenarios of unfairness and injustice are created which directly conflict with the nature of morality.
It’s something we all share. It’s tangible, appealing, accessible and always there. It’s both empirical and experiential. Among sentients it’s universal.
You can trust a moral person. And, if you are moral, they can trust you too.
Lots of stuff pretends to be morality but isn’t. Religions, traditions or ideologies are often just ways to reinforce hierarchies of power.
Populists pretend complex problems have simple answers. They like things so simple they become stupid. And they would do, wouldn’t they? ‘Stupid’ is easy to handle.
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