The sudden assertion of human criteria within a dehumanising framework of political manipulation can be like a flash of lightning illuminating a dark landscape
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The basis of morality
A hypothetical situation:
I'm enjoying the sunshine on bench beside a river when I notice someone drowning. There's no-one else around. I'm an extremely good swimmer and there's even a lifebuoy beside the bench - I could easily save them.
Instead I sit there and watch them drown.
Should I have done differently and why...
Submitted on Thu, 2006-06-01 17:38
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