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Who does this? Out of all the nations in the world, how many follow your standard of morality?
Crash quite clearly espouses not a system of morality, but a practical generalization: societies that do not optimize human enjoyment are prone to failure. Thus, given enough time, they will fall.
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So are you saying that any society whose system of morality differs from yours will be unable to survive?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but nothing about that post suggests a particular system of morality at all. I would expect that the principle described would result in very different results in, for example, Saudi Arabia and Peru. Every culture has its own values and thus human enjoyment is served by different societal structures in different places, which leads right to your next point.
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Really? Is it not possible for the "disenfranchised" to view their position as morally rewarding and thus well worth any physical loss or suffering?
It's possible, theoretically. If the masses place a high enough intrinsic value on hard labor and silence in the face of exploitation, why not?
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