Glenn Greenwald: Nothing Trump Did Compares to the 'Moral Evil' of Bush's and Obama's Wars

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[–]horatioherbert 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

Morality is a swindle

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I believe strong ethics and morals makes for a strong person. An unbreakable person. You can still possibly break them down and destroy them, spiritually, psychologically or even physically, but you will never rob them of their principles.

And I believe that truly is winning, even if it costs your life. You were true to yourself, and as true as you could be to others as well, and that’s a more honest life than most are willing to live. Just because life is harsh, rigged and others don’t play by the rules, doesn’t mean you can’t follow the golden rule and live by its code for example, and be your own person, regardless of what others think. These types of people are the light in the darkness, imho.

There are many things that are a swindle, but I do not believe morality is one. I think that’s a valuable characteristic.

Edit: also, sorry if I misunderstood your comment, I admit I am coming from a subjective place.

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Would you please clarify by expanding on what you mean please?

[–]horatioherbert 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The phrase is from Samuel Butler and he questions morality by asking what does it get you? A good night's sleep? The ability at old age to look back and say you were a 'good person'? I believe there is more to it, since a society without an agreed set of morals will tear itself apart eventually. How long can society function if everything and everyone is a lie? see Soviet Union

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Morality is only a swindle in the absence of identity. A being with identity has cohesion to it, and as such is incapable of contradicting themselves, which makes them not necessarily "moral" in the traditional, artificial sense. However, this inner cohesion gives such a being uncanny strength, and also set parameters for their behavior. Said parameters are surprisingly close to, not the practice of Christianity at all, but the advice from Christ himself.