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your assertion is equally speculative. the two things you say should be compared cannot concurrently be measured.
by classicsnoot 11y ago
your assertion is equally speculative. the two things you say should be compared cannot concurrently be measured.
- supergirl 11y agocorrect. I meant that even if we pretend we can measure these things, then at least try to measure the whole effect.
- sologoub 11y agoThere is no objective measure that can encompass all. For example take Libya, under Gaddafi it enjoyed relative stability but individuals suffered from the regime. Now certain groups have more than what they had before, but as a whole Libya is in ruins and getting worse by the minute. How do you measure this impact? Is it unequivocally wrong because there is more visible suffering or is it right because there is a chance things will end up working out to less violence and more prosperity? (Which is far from guaranteed.) These are philosophical discussions and large depend on your own perspective and bias in judging the outcomes. My personal take is that some evidence exists in that last global open war with direct fighting on all fronts being 70+ years ago (WWII) the world is doing something right. Edits to fix spelling.