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> it's as if somehow the EU/US think they have a right to be the dominant global economic and political power, and somehow it's their moral right to stop anyone
by hazz99 8y ago
> it's as if somehow the EU/US think they have a right to be the dominant global economic and political power, and somehow it's their moral right to stop anyone else from ascending to that position.
If you perceive the actions and policy of another nation to be very immoral, is it not a moral obligation to try and spread your own version of morality?
Of course, all morality is relative, and so I'm not arguing about whether Western vs. Eastern morality is "better" or "worse".
I do think mass internment camps, social points, and mass surveillance are horribly immoral - but that isn't "Eastern" morality, just the actions of the Chinese govt.
- rubatuga 8y agoAll morality is relative? Not exactly, in fact I'm sure there is a lowest common denominator of morality 99.99% of humans on this earth agree on. I agree with what you say in the beginning, that people have a moral duty to spread their own version of morality.
- prolikewh0a 8y agoIs killing innocent people "relative" morality?
- hazz99 8y ago> All morality is relative? Not exactly, in fact I'm sure there is a lowest common denominator of morality 99.99% of humans on this earth agree on. I'd strongly disagree! Maybe there is consensus within western nations, or nations with a high average living standard, but even those vary greatly. Things like marriage equality are extremely recent, but so is the universal right to vote. There are nations who still practice child marriage, for example.