The Left certainly tends to judge its heroes (Mao, Stalin) by their intentions rather than body count.
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yes, and they resist even the idea of going full consequentialist (muh rights). Utilitarians think they are, but even they...
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aren't going all the way. They're always short-sighted at best
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Utilitarianism is generally limited to consequences that happen almost immediately, rather than the 500-yr+ scope society needs.
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right, that's their big problem
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IMO true traditional rightists are not really Kantian Deontology or Utilitarian; they have a Plato-Aristotle basis.
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Indeed. The Great Chain of Being or something like it is indispensable a traditionalist.
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Ummmm, I think Consequentialism is Outcome based, and Deonological isn't... ends justify themselves
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you mean the means justify themselves (in deontology)
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Yes, sorry, I had over 100 in my notifications! LOL
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