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General Discussion & Feedback => Just Chat! => Topic started by: Jimbee on 18/01/2024 11:15:22
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This is more of a statement than a question. But I'll put in in Chat. And I welcome your input.
We can't solve all the problems of the world, or even where we live. There may be thousands of homeless people in your city. And perhaps if you gave away your life savings, you could help them. But then you'd be homeless.
However, if a homeless person passes out on your front lawn you do have special obligations to that one homeless person. Even if it wasn't your fault, and even if he is just one homeless person out of the thousands.
That's called moral engagement
Moral engagement is interesting, because it goes against some systems. What if a poor man comes up to you on the street? And he asks for the last dollar in your wallet? And there's a rich man across the street?
Utilitarian: the rich man should do it.
Communist: the money should be evenly redistributed.
Democrat: the govt. should do it.
Republican: neither.
But if a homeless man asks you for your dollar. He asked you. So you should give him the dollar!
See how that works?
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Utilitarian: the rich man should do it.
Communist: the money should be evenly redistributed.
Democrat: the govt. should do it.
Republican: neither.
Texan: shoot him and Make America Great
The Next US President: borrow a dollar from Putin and pretend it's yours.
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Give em a Fish,
Feed em for a Day.
Teach em Fishing,
Feed em for Life!
(Anon)