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In reply to the discussion: OMFG, Alex Jones Shits Himself on Huffpost Live. [View all]napoleon_in_rags
(3,992 posts)So yes, there is a "them" who robbed a given bank for instance. The problem is that as soon as the CT scene finds evidence of something fishy, too many decide they know exactly who "they" are behind it without real evidence. Wise CT community members talk about TPTB, without pointing fingers at specific people. They know how much disinformation is flying around.
I'm drawn to John Stuart Mill's theory of Utilitarianism.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilitarianism
"According to utilitarianism the moral worth of an action is determined only by its resulting outcome "
There's no room for "good guys" and "bad guys" in a utilitarian world view. There are outcomes which are bad, and outcomes which are positive. I don't hate the 1%, I hate the outcome which has the 99% doing more and more work for less and less pay. You'll see a similar philosophy historically guiding non-violent movements. Gandhi didn't hate the British at all, he hated the lack of Indian self-rule. The sin and not the sinner so to speak. I believe its a far more effective way to address world problems, rather than sitting around trying to figure out who the good guys and bad guys are all the time, and facing the moral ramifications when you're wrong.