I don't really ascribe to any, well I'm definitely not a leftist (too many moral reasons nowadays for me to even be near them) but disagree on the right with having morality as a limiter in tactics and not a centrist in that 'both sides are just as bad' mentality.
I'm of the fundamental position that the vast majority of humanity CANNOT govern themselves, the need a rigid set of rules and punishment from a higher authority to keep them in line. The problem is that it keeps getting destroyed after on regime falters than having it evolve which leads to an extreme reaction (Nazis was as much a reaction to the depravity of the Weiner Republic as the economic deprivation after the war). You need religion and strong authority to enforce order and for the latter your probably best using robots and AI given how corruptible those authorities are.
Do I see myself as an exception to that, yeah of course, I have an inner dialogue that regularly reminds me I'm not an MC just another human that keeps me in line, looking at social media there's a HUGE amount of what I like to call 'Main character syndrome'
Basically my conclusion as well - liberalism for me, authoritarianism for thee. You fundamentally cannot have a stable society where half the populace needs active enforcement to not engage in wanton rape and murder.
I don't really ascribe to any, well I'm definitely not a leftist (too many moral reasons nowadays for me to even be near them) but disagree on the right with having morality as a limiter in tactics and not a centrist in that 'both sides are just as bad' mentality.
I'm of the fundamental position that the vast majority of humanity CANNOT govern themselves, the need a rigid set of rules and punishment from a higher authority to keep them in line. The problem is that it keeps getting destroyed after on regime falters than having it evolve which leads to an extreme reaction (Nazis was as much a reaction to the depravity of the Weiner Republic as the economic deprivation after the war). You need religion and strong authority to enforce order and for the latter your probably best using robots and AI given how corruptible those authorities are.
Do I see myself as an exception to that, yeah of course, I have an inner dialogue that regularly reminds me I'm not an MC just another human that keeps me in line, looking at social media there's a HUGE amount of what I like to call 'Main character syndrome'
Basically my conclusion as well - liberalism for me, authoritarianism for thee. You fundamentally cannot have a stable society where half the populace needs active enforcement to not engage in wanton rape and murder.