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Tom posted an update 5 years, 11 months ago
The idea of states or THE state paying people to spy on their fellow citizens is genius at the moment given the staggering unemployment numbers. People who have always been rat-like will surely jump on board but then there will be the starving father of 4 who will do anything for his family. How do you judge that guy ?
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… the same as you would for a father of none or of 10.
And the same as you did for those ratting on hiding Jews In Warsaw.
Being a father is no justification for “whatever it takes” type thinking, at least, that is, in the context of your question. I’ll do “whatever it takes” to provide for my child, until “whatever it takes” turns me “sub-human”.
You sound like a strong individual. Some are not. I think abandoning compassion is a mistake.
I agree that abandoning compassion is a tragic occurrence. And if a father is put in that position it would be an almost impossible position to face. But what sort of a man turns on his fellow man simply for the benefit of his singular circumstance? I was always taught that there is no greater act than to lay down your life for your friends, but feeding your family at the sake of other’s freedom I would argue is the exact opposite of such a sacrificial act.
I don’t think this is much of a “hide behind a fig leave” community!
I’m not sure how this turned into me defending informants LOL. My larger point was having created such a dire financial situation, lots of people are going to be willing to do things they wouldn’t normally. They ripped a page out of the Stasi playbook.