I think you're right with this observation, "i fear the reality is actually even more chilling: they are sure that they are moral"
It reminds me of the C.S. Lewis quote, “Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipot…
I think you're right with this observation, "i fear the reality is actually even more chilling: they are sure that they are moral"
It reminds me of the C.S. Lewis quote, “Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.”
Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on your perspective, these would be do-gooders have to utilize morally bankrupt politicians and bureaucracies to institute their tyranny, giving those that would fight against them a foe that at least has the potential to be persuaded based on their own self interest at least.
I think you're right with this observation, "i fear the reality is actually even more chilling: they are sure that they are moral"
It reminds me of the C.S. Lewis quote, “Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.”
Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on your perspective, these would be do-gooders have to utilize morally bankrupt politicians and bureaucracies to institute their tyranny, giving those that would fight against them a foe that at least has the potential to be persuaded based on their own self interest at least.