Originally Posted By: Hokiefyd
Originally Posted By: jrustles
lol. hundreds of thousands of humans who have had their lives taken for monopolistic commercial ventures of both banks and petroleum conglomerateas; the most profitable entities in human history-- are not victims worth thinking about. The pricing conspiracy that is in no way related to cost of production-at all- is inconsequentaial to us all. But Exxon mobil losing out on an infinitesimally small sum of PROFIT is the victim.
Ah... Now we're getting somewhere. It's okay to steal from them because you don't like them. Got it.
Yup, the moment one starts to quantify their immoral choices as moral, their morality is gone. It's a slippery slope because the "criteria" can change at any time. This month it could be OK to steal from a big corporation and bad from an individual and next month, it could be OK to steal from an individual as long as he/she is rich. Next, it will be OK to steal from anybody because they're better off than you.
Originally Posted By: jrustles
lol. hundreds of thousands of humans who have had their lives taken for monopolistic commercial ventures of both banks and petroleum conglomerateas; the most profitable entities in human history-- are not victims worth thinking about. The pricing conspiracy that is in no way related to cost of production-at all- is inconsequentaial to us all. But Exxon mobil losing out on an infinitesimally small sum of PROFIT is the victim.
Ah... Now we're getting somewhere. It's okay to steal from them because you don't like them. Got it.
Yup, the moment one starts to quantify their immoral choices as moral, their morality is gone. It's a slippery slope because the "criteria" can change at any time. This month it could be OK to steal from a big corporation and bad from an individual and next month, it could be OK to steal from an individual as long as he/she is rich. Next, it will be OK to steal from anybody because they're better off than you.