(21 August 2013, 19:37)bigpaul Wrote: you are putting pre shtf morals and ethics on a post shtf scenario when wrol will apply, who knows what will happen? erring on the side of caution will be the only safe thing to do.
That kind of argument i.e. 'situation ethics' has what's got us into this mess. Ethics are ethics and whats right and wrong does not depend upon circumstances. I will argue that they are firm and fixed
Quote:besides what I do to ensure me and mine's safety is nobodys business but mine own.
Yes it is. whether you like it or not you do have responsibilities to the rest of society.
Quote:if people dont like what I do they can pass by on the other side....
... but I won't. I would still use my last bandage for you..... and give you my last Rolo
Quote: like all the other moralist people who wont survive if they don't secure their own safety first and start charging in blindly like the 7th cavalry-remember what happened to them?
They may lost the battle but they didn't lose the war. Civilisation will return and ROL will return as well even if it means hunting down malcontents
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