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Hold up, what's immoral about vigilantism? That generally only happens when the system fails to do its job. I'd say the belief that 'the system' is correct by
by zlg_codes 3y ago
Hold up, what's immoral about vigilantism? That generally only happens when the system fails to do its job.
I'd say the belief that 'the system' is correct by default is more dangerous, mainly due to being rooted in dogma moreso than defensible reason.
- Pannoniae 3y agoI only included that to not get flagged immediately tbh
- hoseja 3y agoIt is inherently immoral to go against the system because good and evil are defined only by the system.
- zlg_codes 3y agoI guess philosophy and religion don't exist, then? Even children left to their own devices will form ideas about right and wrong, without any formal system needed. The system (AKA government) can only control what is legal and illegal. Law is a religion of the ruling class. Many evil and wrong things have been committed in the name of Law, with consent of rules written by man. Innocents have died due to actions of the system. By that fact alone, it cannot be considered a moral entity, or to have a superior moral view of others, because it gets it wrong sometimes. I forget the original quote, but it goes something like "One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws." Laws are formalization of values, and if those values do not align with a healthy and fair society, they have no right to exist or be given credence. No entity is entitled to the domination or subjugation of another, be it government, family, or $DEITY.