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Here is an example of consequentialism.
This person is only motivated by personal gain or avoidance of pain.
Using ends justify the means rationale, it is only their tax bill that matters to them, not the mitigation of poverty.
This person is only motivated by personal gain or avoidance of pain.
Using ends justify the means rationale, it is only their tax bill that matters to them, not the mitigation of poverty.
The benefit to society is inconsequential because it means a net loss to their bank account.
Justification for taxes is immoral to the consequentialist, esp. if it requires taxes to be used for the benefit of others. Something consequentialism does not ideologically support.
Justification for taxes is immoral to the consequentialist, esp. if it requires taxes to be used for the benefit of others. Something consequentialism does not ideologically support.
The consequentialist believes it’s the responsibility of those who’ve created the problem by being poor. Offering a helping hand is taking responsibility for another’s self imposed suffering.
This is Ayn Rand ideology. Everyone for themselves and screw the poor & middle classes
This is Ayn Rand ideology. Everyone for themselves and screw the poor & middle classes
The only exception to this repugnant moral stance is the intervention of faith groups whose consequentialist ideology is focussed on conversion to their belief system being conditional on partaking their help. This is the Dominionist Consequentialist Partnership.
This is UCP.
This is UCP.
This is what UCP will work diligently to impose as the only acceptable ideology in the province.
Kenney will shape laws, funding and his political rhetoric to support this ideal. So will his cabinet and back benchers alike.
Kenney will shape laws, funding and his political rhetoric to support this ideal. So will his cabinet and back benchers alike.
Alberta, this is what UCP is & what was elected. A coordinated resistance is essential to survive the next 4 years.
The attack will be on all fronts. Education is the most dangerous, since the effort will be to indoctrinate youth to adopt this ideology.
The attack will be on all fronts. Education is the most dangerous, since the effort will be to indoctrinate youth to adopt this ideology.
I’ve already seen numerous examples of UCP operatives working hard to frame dissent and resistance as anti-democratic.
That’s called gaslighting. And you’ll need to understand the technique to not fall victim to it.
That’s called gaslighting. And you’ll need to understand the technique to not fall victim to it.
Here’s a tweet from a UCP party member from earlier today. Framing dissent & resistant as anti-democratic.
We can NOT allow UCP to intimidate dissent. It’s the only way we can hope to survive the next 4 years.
We can NOT allow UCP to intimidate dissent. It’s the only way we can hope to survive the next 4 years.
@sarahkendzior & @AndreaChalupa have a podcast dedicated to debunking the gaslighting of America. We need a comparable podcast or blog to do the same here in Alberta and in several provinces across the nation.
The UCP stayed they would act fast and had an assembled war room.
The UCP stayed they would act fast and had an assembled war room.
So expect omnibus bills hiding huge redesign of education, healthcare, and social services. Also the repeal of laws that protect rights.
Kenney committed to opening the provincial constitution. He will.
Kenney committed to opening the provincial constitution. He will.
Surviving the next 4 years will require support amongst ourselves & a coordinated resistance.
Help your neighbour. Teach your children democracy, kindness & cooperation. They soon won’t learn it at school.
We need to have each other’s backs and remember what normal is.
Help your neighbour. Teach your children democracy, kindness & cooperation. They soon won’t learn it at school.
We need to have each other’s backs and remember what normal is.
Sarah Kendzior wrote a poignant essay stating this exact sentiment in November 2016.
It is directly relevant to our current situation in Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Manitoba & New Brunswick. Also nationally as well.
It is directly relevant to our current situation in Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Manitoba & New Brunswick. Also nationally as well.
Read it, read it again and join the resistance to global autocracy. We need to band together now more than ever before.
Our nation is in grave danger, & we’re a federal election away from dissolution of the Canadian identity.
thecorrespondent.com/5696/were-head…
Our nation is in grave danger, & we’re a federal election away from dissolution of the Canadian identity.
thecorrespondent.com/5696/were-head…
Please pass this information to as many people as possible. If we all take inventory & hold on to what’s normal, it will be much harder to move us en masse towards a dystopian Ayn Rand vision of Canada.
I am Canadian.
Je suis Canadienne.
I am Canadian.
Je suis Canadienne.
