It highlights an awkward apparent fact that 'ethics' and 'honor' are luxuries to maintain when one is on top and they will be thrown out the door as soon as the

It highlights an awkward apparent fact that 'ethics' and 'honor' are luxuries to maintain when one is on top and they will be thrown out the door as soon as they face an actual threat. Not saying that it is right but that it appears to be the predictable response. I suppose it highlights axiomatically the terribleness of ethics when they must be defined in a might-makes-right manner. All very high minded and complex questions which leave the awkward question unanswered: what are we supposed to do?