> On Mar 23, 2009, at 12:07 AM, Miles Jackson wrote:
>
>> From this perspective, speculations about the morals of people
>> supporting or resisting social change are irrelevant. We know that
>> moral systems will shift when historical transformations occur, so
>> the important thing is political action to transform society. The
>> moral beliefs that justify and reinforce the new social conditions
>> will follow.
>
> So why bother with trying to change things according to a set of
> principles? Why should anyone bother to transform anything without
> some moral/ethical sense that what exists is bad, or wrong, or sucks
> in some sense?
Or more specifically - why not be for fascism or apartheid, Miles? You're not, but why not? Can you provide any reasons at all?
SA