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These are not easy questions. Taking this to an absurd level: If the Aztecs still existed and were sacrificing humans with their volcanic rock blades. Should w
by sampo 8y ago
These are not easy questions.
Taking this to an absurd level: If the Aztecs still existed and were sacrificing humans with their volcanic rock blades. Should we sell them at least some steel blades, so their victims could die a little quicker and less painful death? Or should we absolutely abstain from selling any weapons to those murderous bastards?
I don't know.
- pas 8y agoWe do trade embargoes against North Korea, but not against Saudi Arabia. Maybe because the latter is (or seems) less brutal. Before a certain size and/or complexity use of force to literally force changes seems like the best option. But above that, there's no point in waging a war for more world happiness. And then, on the other end of the spectrum we have the sophisticated autocratic propaganda machines (that are democratic in name), where people 4 year after 4 year vote in (almost) the same kleptocrats. Of course the election system favors the ruling party, of course there's a lot of ordinary cheating, of course the ruling party somehow manages to spend many times more on campaigning than the opposition, but the brain washing works, so why not?
- Bendingo 8y ago> Maybe because the latter is (or seems) less brutal Or maybe not [1] [2] [1] - https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/08/saudi-crucifixion/567128/ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/08/sa... [2] - https://www.businessinsider.com.au/saudi-arabia-crucified-man-in-mecca-while-calling-out-canada-human-rights-2018-8?r=US&IR=T https://www.businessinsider.com.au/saudi-arabia-crucified-ma...