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[–] NAK@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I guess I'm not following your thesis then. Can you say, simply, what you believe ethics are. And why democracies are inherently more ethical

[–] Cowbee@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Hierarchy without democratic consent and exploitation are both unethical. Simple as.

[–] NAK@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What about something like the Salem witch trials.

Everyone agreed they were witches.

There is no such thing as a witch

[–] Cowbee@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

Democratic actions aren't ethical by themselves. If the Salem witch trials were dictatorlially held by 1 dude, is your argument that it is somehow more ethical?

An action must be democratically accountable and ethical, you need both to actually be ethical.

Are you legitimately anti-democracy?