Almost Half of US Citizens Have No Moral Compass

[TygrBright]

44. I differ. We ALL have a moral compass - it's our definition of "human" that varies.

The MAGAts, if asked, would describe right and wrong in very similar terms to the rest of us; they would probably say they subscribe to the Golden Rule of "do as you would be done by" and that the Rule of Law and the Ten Commandments, etc., are their moral compass and they are sticking by them.

But of course, the dictates of who is entitled to such consideration is limited to humans. We take non-human life all the time, for food, for raw materials of plant-based products, etc. We structure and use other life as it suits our purposes because the moral dictates of who is endowed with the right to equity under law, moral dictate, etc., is limited to humans.

They just don't think that those who are not white, not male, not "Christian", etc., are fully human. So the moral compass that guides them in their considerations of honorable, equitable treatment does not apply to those sub- or semi- or non-human beings.

This is why dehumanization is such a dangerous rhetorical and mental construct. It opens the door to all kinds of hatred and vile treatment, up to and including genocide.

sadly,
Bright