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That doesn't seem like a problem - that seems like a feature. Maybe "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" just stuck with me, but a just society doesn't sacrific
by bhb916 4y ago
That doesn't seem like a problem - that seems like a feature. Maybe "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" just stuck with me, but a just society doesn't sacrifice the prosperity of a few for the "greater good".
- antifa 4y ago> but a just society doesn't sacrifice the prosperity of a few for the "greater good". We fought a war to end slavery. A small number of prosperous people were severely inconvenienced by society enacting that greater good.
- adrianN 4y ago"Justice" is difficult enough to define that many books have been written about the topic. Personally I don't find it just to let a small number of individuals transfer wealth from future generations to their current self.