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The flaw is in the individual. The environment is exploitative, but wantonly acting to harm another person is an individual decision. The only defense could be
by ASalazarMX 7y ago
The flaw is in the individual. The environment is exploitative, but wantonly acting to harm another person is an individual decision. The only defense could be medical.
Our civilization has evolved much faster than our minds and bodies, but the choice to harm others is still ours.
- dadarepublic 7y agoLet's not go into black and white thinking. Saying the onus is societal/cultural or the onus lies only on the individual are both wrong. Environmental/cultural factors will play on individual decision making - this doesn't absolve the individual but it also doesn't absolve any related societal/cultural forces at play. Both angles can and should be explored when examining cases where individuals act out in harmful fashions.
- SkyBelow 7y agoAnd applying the same mentality to drugs results in the American approach of treating drug use as a moral failing instead of drug addiction as a health issue.
- ASalazarMX 7y agoAlso, let's not fully blame the addictive drugs because people seek them for recreation. Addiction is not instantaneous. I support your point, drug addiction as a health issue, but the addicts, while deserving the help, are not all victims of the system.