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I asked you explicitly in Twitter "@mikeash two questions: 1) will you give your friends/family to the police if they don't file taxes? 2) did I threaten you fo
by oleganza 13y ago
I asked you explicitly in Twitter "@mikeash two questions: 1) will you give your friends/family to the police if they don't file taxes? 2) did I threaten you for your beliefs?"
https://twitter.com/oleganza/status/362954987661295616 https://twitter.com/oleganza/status/362954987661295616
You answered: "No, I wouldn't turn them in, but I believe such enforcement is necessary and overall good."
Before, in this thread I asked if you will turn me in, you answered:
"Yes, I would justify someone forcing you to pay taxes to fund the NSA in that case."
So my question was (quoting from above):
"why would you turn in police some people, but not your friends and family? It sounds to me that your morality is not universal at all, but just a whim."
How am I being dishonest here? Please answer what's the moral difference between turning me into police and not your family?
- mikeash 13y agoYou never asked me if I would turn you in.
- oleganza 13y agoWhat does that mean, then: "Yes, I would justify someone forcing you to pay taxes to fund the NSA in that case." I simply don't understand how "justifying forcing me" is not the same as telling the police. If it is not, what's the moral difference for you?
- mikeash 13y agoPolicing is, in general, justified. That doesn't mean I help them do it.