Insane you’re getting downvoted for this. You’re right. You can hate someone, but to suggest the government taking legal action against them is a reason is real shitty. But this is US politics in 2023. No one has to be consistent or rational. Just angry at the right people. Your supposed principles don’t matter, as long as you’re hurting the right people.
Well, my belief is you’re right. Which is all we can know on a matter of ethics. Isn’t that the first sort of “rule” in the categorical imperative? Act in such a way as you believe should become the norm?
If these people are saying being charged with felonies makes you a bad person, then every single person charged with felonies should be treated the same way. That’s inherently wrong.
Dislike someone for their moral failings. And Donald trump and his fascist cronies have…fuckin tons of moral failings. That’s what makes them bad people. They hate for orientation, skin color, poverty, they steal, lie in an effort to hurt others…the list goes on. But nowhere on that list would be “charged with a crime.” Now, what they did to be charged with a crime is entirely fair game. Because those are moral failings. But to say, “he’s an alleged felon, fuck him” is beyond wrong. Because if you apply that thinking to everyone, we’ll, you’re writing off a whole lot of people for the same reason.
The government doesn’t make our moral decisions for us. They make value rulings for the status quo.
Insane you’re getting downvoted for this. You’re right. You can hate someone, but to suggest the government taking legal action against them is a reason is real shitty. But this is US politics in 2023. No one has to be consistent or rational. Just angry at the right people. Your supposed principles don’t matter, as long as you’re hurting the right people.
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Well, my belief is you’re right. Which is all we can know on a matter of ethics. Isn’t that the first sort of “rule” in the categorical imperative? Act in such a way as you believe should become the norm?
If these people are saying being charged with felonies makes you a bad person, then every single person charged with felonies should be treated the same way. That’s inherently wrong.
Dislike someone for their moral failings. And Donald trump and his fascist cronies have…fuckin tons of moral failings. That’s what makes them bad people. They hate for orientation, skin color, poverty, they steal, lie in an effort to hurt others…the list goes on. But nowhere on that list would be “charged with a crime.” Now, what they did to be charged with a crime is entirely fair game. Because those are moral failings. But to say, “he’s an alleged felon, fuck him” is beyond wrong. Because if you apply that thinking to everyone, we’ll, you’re writing off a whole lot of people for the same reason.
The government doesn’t make our moral decisions for us. They make value rulings for the status quo.