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Originally Posted by kennyc
I disagree. I think it has much more to do with pride and knowing right from wrong (morals) and acting on those beliefs. And as DGM said lack of cash or position is nothing more than an excuse for not following them. And I do believe they are universal, built into our species survival mechanism.
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Say that to the pocket thief in Bombay.
Edit: I might agree with them as universal principles, if the rich western world (my self included) seemed just a tad bit more interested in not exploiting but helping less fortunate people around the globe.
Where is the ethics in me opening a 40$ bottle of wine when it could sustain a person in Africa for half a year. The notion that we are ethical because we keep our own little garden neat and fine is laughable imo. We are all sinners. We all live on the corpses of others.
Therefore I find it troublesome when we, the rich, start to cast guilt and blame upon others. We should look inwards first... if we find that we are holy, we may cast the first stone.
Edit 2: sorry I seem to turn every topic into something serious. It's really not my intention. Gotta practice on my jokes.