Wednesday, 14 April 2010

Can we not be virtuous outside Government?

Wearing a Government uniform, or having been elected is not sufficient justification to defend or excuse a crime. It is not a mitigating factor. Theft doesn't become voluntary giving if the perpetrator is wearing a Government uniform. Wearing a Government uniform does not make the reasons not to commit a crime disappear; killing someone whilst wearing a Government uniform will result in their death just as much, equally.

There is no absolution in authority, for there is no authority.

The best type of criminal to be is one in the Government, your crime is forgiven. Is it still wrong to kill if you are wearing a Government uniform? Do morals and ethics change if we are popular, or elected, or more powerful? Is morality contingent on whether or not we have been elected, what difference would it make?

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