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So, if Putin, or Stalin, believed they are doing the right thing, then their crimes become a “defensive moral choice”?
by trasz 5y ago
So, if Putin, or Stalin, believed they are doing the right thing, then their crimes become a “defensive moral choice”?
- bigmattystyles 5y agoI think op is saying that to them (Putin/Stalin) they will delude themselves into thinking that. I didn’t get the gist that they meant everyone.
- zaat 5y agoIt should have been defensible moral choice, I have corrected it. If Putin or Stalin believed that their actions are the right thing, meaning they have decided to act due to moral reasons, than it would be moral choice. If the moral choice is defensible or not depends on the moral reasoning - you don't have to agree with someone's moral position to see agree that it is a valid position even if you don't share it (even strongly oppose it). Saying someone's position is defensible doesn't mean he did the right thing.