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Less-powerful people tend to appeal to principles more, because principles tend to align with their benefit. You don't know whether the principles really exist
by jeff-davis 4y ago
Less-powerful people tend to appeal to principles more, because principles tend to align with their benefit. You don't know whether the principles really exist until you see currently-powerful people hold themselves to the principles.
I suspect nearly all people would fail this test, execpt those who've been on both sides (at least in small ways) enough times.
- tsunamifury 4y agoVery insightful. This gets to the root of power and how different moral truths are advocated by different positions with both saying how they are universal. I wish we could admit that as progressives and have a better conversation around the motivations of certain policies.