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Some other societies determined that disabled people are a drain on their limited resources and "simply no longer have a right to live". That still sounds barb
by dane-pgp 5y ago
Some other societies determined that disabled people are a drain on their limited resources and "simply no longer have a right to live". That still sounds barbaric to me.
The fact that a majority might decide to not grant fundamental rights to a minority doesn't make their killings any less barbaric.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_unworthy_of_life https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_unworthy_of_life
- Ekaros 5y agoHow many millions or billions or trillions should we spend to extend let's say clinically brain-dead person's life? Is there no limit when we should stop? Should we take the money away from some other things like welfare, or food from the starving? Just so we can keep single brain dead person a live for a few more days? Even if that would cost millions?
- dane-pgp 5y agoThe question is not "how many trillions should we spend on keeping someone alive" but "how much money should we spend on deliberately, actively killing someone", to which the answer is "zero". (I don't mean to downplay the fact that there are difficult questions for working out how much money a government should invest to add one quality-adjusted life-year to their citizens, or how to calculate QALYs in the first place, but governments do manage to do that and these questions are not the level that political controversies generally focus on. Also, I'm completely ignoring the issue of national defence here, as people can disagree on military posture based on other considerations).
- falcolas 5y agoConflating convicted murderers with disabled people is exceptionally disingenuous.
- dane-pgp 5y agoI'm "conflating" them because they share the same essential characteristic of being human beings.