tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22183958.post966817659230517164..comments2023-12-24T15:36:16.969-05:00Comments on Chuck for ...: US World Leadership RoleChuck Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13656874242638324636noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22183958.post-54284118389540799062009-06-22T15:16:35.781-04:002009-06-22T15:16:35.781-04:00Viewing morality or ethics as an attribute of a gr...Viewing morality or ethics as an attribute of a group is probably part of the issue. At every stage in American society we had people willing to stand up and say "this is wrong." They rarely won, even when they represented a majority view. The simple reason is that personal profits are easier to make by robbing, enslaving and cheating people than by innovation. When there's money to be made, you can bet those grabbing for it will sweep the rest aside unless there is strong, and lasting, opposition.<br /><br />But regarding western culture generally; yes, it's standard bearers are guilty of all the crimes you mentioned and more. Their tradition also represents the first and in some cases only intellectual tradition that said "this is wrong" about many of those crimes, from slavery to the arbitrary power of elites. Not a reason to get smug, but reason enough not to lower our heads.Zakariah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12751075547005542773noreply@blogger.com