(October 7, 2018 at 9:24 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote:(October 7, 2018 at 9:12 pm)polymath257 Wrote: Power doesn't always devolve into physical might. The power of persuasion is also very high. And, again, the vast majority of people prefer to live in situations where they don't have to fear that their government will come and kill them.
However power either way works in your ideology... correct? What about the minority views, which don’t have such power. Is it moral to suppress their views?
I also asked if the ends justify the means. It seems that your view only has the end calculus involved, what about the individual. Do their rights and happiness get negated by the group? Could those who are an overall drain on society be justifiably ellinated or perhaps enslaved?
Most groups are composed of individuals. And most individuals prefer fair rules. That is enough for morality. When 'might' oppresses, people tend to get unhappy and overthrow it. That is simply asserting their moral authority.
The problem is that morality is all about how people interact with other people. it is *only* about that, not something independent of people.
