I think its appropriate to offer up a little plug here for
The Authoritarians. It was brought to my attention by Coragyps a few weeks ago on this very site. It's interesting way of looking at herd morals (among other things) in modern conservative America.
But at the same time I think there is always the danger that anyone can slip into this kind of approach to moral problems. I sometimes have to stop myself agreeing unthinkingly with people I admire and respect. I think its probably quite common, though in differing degrees, simply because its hard to be morally scrupulous all the time. That said, I guess its something that we should all strive for.
Tell me what you think about The Authoritarians if you can, I'd be interested to hear what other people had to say about it. I was sorry it wasn't picked up more as a thread.
Edited by Tusko, : Tried to straighten out a horrible sentence
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