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Have morals that aren't a function of geographic location, presumably.
by wendyshu 7y ago
Have morals that aren't a function of geographic location, presumably.
- zepto 7y agoIsn’t it clearly immoral to sacrifice the interests of the people who elected you to support another nation?
- wendyshu 7y agoMaybe, in the sense that it could be politically destabilizing or something like that.
- int_19h 7y agoThe morality argument here considers countries (defined as government + population) as actors, rather than governments. So the question is rather whether it's immoral for the people who elect a government to demand that it represents solely their interests to the point of sacrificing other people.
- zepto 7y agoThat’s not what is happening if it is a tragedy of the commons.
- _-david-_ 7y agoIf you only have limited supplies its immoral to help somebody geographically closer than you than somebody further away?
- wendyshu 7y agoCeteris paribus I don't think many people would find that immoral, no.