RE: 2024 US Presidential Election
October 18, 2024 at 12:17 pm
(This post was last modified: October 18, 2024 at 12:21 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Moral authority might not mean as much as it once did, if it ever did, in the current trend of rightwing authoritarian rule. As a matter of actual and practical fact, though, "moral currency" is the only item on the table for the us in this case. Israel is going to continue with it's gaza project regardless of what level of funding or support they have from the us on the matter. They've proven this time and again, including when they were under us embargo.
The only action the us could take, here, that would come with a credible expectation that it would protect palestinian lives is direct protection. Whether that's a good or bad idea, morally or practically, I think can be laid aside, because we have exhausted ourselves as a global force for good in either sense over the passed few decades. We aren't going to invite them all here - as if they would all want to come.....and we aren't going to send our military there to cover them...as if they would all want that.... Bringing us right back round to moral currency. How many moral coins do you get for very loudly saying you'll do anything to help, except what would help?
The only action the us could take, here, that would come with a credible expectation that it would protect palestinian lives is direct protection. Whether that's a good or bad idea, morally or practically, I think can be laid aside, because we have exhausted ourselves as a global force for good in either sense over the passed few decades. We aren't going to invite them all here - as if they would all want to come.....and we aren't going to send our military there to cover them...as if they would all want that.... Bringing us right back round to moral currency. How many moral coins do you get for very loudly saying you'll do anything to help, except what would help?
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