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>The end justifies the means? Well, yes. For all the popularity of the phrase "the end never justifies the means", I have never met someone who actually believ
by licebmi__at__ 7y ago
>The end justifies the means?
Well, yes.
For all the popularity of the phrase "the end never justifies the means", I have never met someone who actually believes it. Just to begin with, almost everyone agrees with state sanctioned violence as means to maintain a social order, even if they find the action itself horrible.
I found the phrase itself more commonly used as a way to dismiss certain ends on the grounds of PC than an actual moral objection.
- EliRivers 7y agoI have never met someone who actually believes it. I've definitely met people who agree that choice and liberty is so important that it's better people lead shorter, less healthy and more miserable lives through their own choices, than be tricked or forced into prosperity, health and happiness.
- licebmi__at__ 7y agoYes, the end of liberty and choice justifies that some people live miserable lifes. Each it's own ideals, but as mentioned, I believe the phrase is just used to quickly dismiss ends that people are if not against, not so invested in.