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STANTON W GREEN's avatar

Nicely written essay Ilana. Thank you.

The relativity of morality in the US especially is affected (in many/most?) cases determined ) by the capitalist infrastructure more so than individuals. Capital is steered (often given via policy) to those with most capital. The punishment or those getting caught is wildly arbitrary and unfair; was Bannon’s scheme to use contributions solely for himself and had nothing to do with build a wall worth a couple of months to Crudwell’ crimes?.

Let me balance your Crudwell example with what most people would consider philanthropic - say Bill Gates educational donations - and one more extreme - Mother Theresa that many consider saintly for visiting India’s inhumanely impoverished.

Should Gates’ fortunes provide him to make healthcare decisions for the world? For example, should he be allowed to set rules for vaccine pricing & distributions because he is rich?

Does Mother Theresa care for the impoverished balance out with her condemnation and even forbidding of contraception?

Morality is human created and I wish our educational system put it at its core rather than on its periphery.

Stan Green

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