Bidah@thelemmy.club to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 6 months agoWhat do you think about the concept of lesser evil? (i.e. when faced with selecting from two immoral options, the less immoral one should be chosen.)message-squaremessage-square46linkfedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down10
arrow-up140arrow-down1message-squareWhat do you think about the concept of lesser evil? (i.e. when faced with selecting from two immoral options, the less immoral one should be chosen.)Bidah@thelemmy.club to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 6 months agomessage-square46linkfedilink
minus-squareTheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·6 months agoIf there really are only harmful options, for sure choose the least harm. But you have to make sure that you’re not ignoring an option which involves no harm.
minus-squareRekorse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 months agoThe problem really is when people assume there’s only two choices. If you dont like the choices, be creative and come up with something else.
minus-squaresopularity_fax@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-26 months agoIf you are in this position, it helps to remember a great suits quote: You need a bigger gun —Harvey Specter
If there really are only harmful options, for sure choose the least harm. But you have to make sure that you’re not ignoring an option which involves no harm.
The problem really is when people assume there’s only two choices. If you dont like the choices, be creative and come up with something else.
If you are in this position, it helps to remember a great suits quote:
You need a bigger gun
—Harvey Specter