Sometimes it is better not to consider ethics, but instead consider consequences. Sometimes, there are short term bad consequences, then there are consequences

Sometimes it is better not to consider ethics, but instead consider consequences. Sometimes, there are short term bad consequences, then there are consequences that benefits certain groups in the short term, but harm them in the long term. We cannot deny how complex the world is by reducing it to a single ethical axis. For instance, we can examine the ethics of various religions when faced with peril. You have Christendom, who chose to win through losing; then you have Buddhism with it's history of non-violence, even when faced with the prospect of annihiliation of the religion in Tibet; then you have Islam, where the faithful chose to fight and defend their religion. Each of these approaches have short term and long term consequences. In the short run, violence provides for survival, but in the long run, it justifies further violence. We have to recognize also that sometimes there are no good choices. Just the mere fact of our existence requires soil to be tilled, destruction of forests for agriculture, altering the environment. It's always hard to be good.