I am wondering if the "Utilitarian" part is just not some throw back to a simpler tribal culture point in humanities history.
Bringing it forward now after the luxury centuries of 'caring for our weak, unproductive and disabled' is more a statement of a perception of scant resources and the emergence of 'survival of the most aggressively fit'.
The "greater Good"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Fuzz
[youtube]yUpbOliTHJY[/youtube]
and
[youtube]Hff2p705cUI&NR=1[/youtube]
Bringing it forward now after the luxury centuries of 'caring for our weak, unproductive and disabled' is more a statement of a perception of scant resources and the emergence of 'survival of the most aggressively fit'.
The "greater Good"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Fuzz
[youtube]yUpbOliTHJY[/youtube]
and
[youtube]Hff2p705cUI&NR=1[/youtube]
"The Universe is run by the complex interweaving of three elements: energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest." G'Kar-B5
