Making Distinctions
To answer every observation of the mitigation of state evil, every instance of a good produced by the state, whether intentional or accidental, with another cry from the mountaintops of "the state is evil" is a failure to make a vitally important moral distinction. That failure leaves one blind to where evil’s power comes from, what is controlling that power, and how it is controlled.
Kyle Bennett posts a thought-provoking piece, worthy of consideration, in response to a comment to one of my articles.
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There was no room for comments in your "Victimhood" post, so I'm jumping in here.
What a thought-provoking post. Well said. Left-leaning as I am in many ways, the "Victimhood" epidemic in this country is a pet peeve of mine.
Excellent and articulate. Kudos to you!