I have one question to all the self-styled utilitarians and rat-choicers lurking on this list.
How many times have engaged in the following easy to do self-rewarding activities listed below:
1) never 2) from time to time 3) whenever I can get away with it
- stealing money and other property from your employer or client when nobody could see you - stealing money and other property from your parents or siblings while they were away - stealing stuff from your neighbors while they are not looking - lifting merchandise in a department store - snaching money away from a kid waiting in an ice-cream line - snaching the purse from an old lady leaving a bank - stealing money your kids got from their grandparentd - snatching a pan from a panhandler on a wheelchair - snaching a donation jar from a church - running over pedestrians while in a hurry for work - leaving a restaurant without paying or tipping - driving away from the pump without paying - fucking your sibling's spouse you find attractive - fucking your own daughter or son - arranging to kill someone at your work to speed up your promotion - arranging to kill or beat up your bosss to avoid being sacked
If your answer is (3) then you are a true utilitarian; otherwise, you are probably a suburban college-processed wimp in search of a tough but not-too-thuggish-looking identity and image, and swallowing the crap that the culture industry and government spoon-feed you.
wojtek