Silent morality

We express our true moral beliefs not just through what we say and do, but in what we pass over in silence.  It is one thing to secretly abhor adultery, but not say anything to an adulterous friend, but another entirely to ignore massive horrors, such as those inflicted on the Dalits in India.  If there is a widespread campus campaign to alleviate these tortures, I have not seen it.  They seem preoccupied with the “horrors” of drunk sex without a contract, and minor social faux pas’s, the extent of which they seemingly seek to extend daily.

Morality, per se, is not taught in colleges.  Moral reasoning is not taught.  Anger is taught.  That is all.

It is not necessary to share all of your beliefs with everyone.  That is annoying, and likely counter productive.  But it is necessary, to be a good person, to HAVE beliefs.

It is right and proper for someone, after engaging in thoughtless wrong-doing for a long time, to do some soul searching, to question one’s conscience, to wonder about right and wrong.  But no one who permanently renounces the duty of moral choice can be said to be benefiting the world, and given that the world is in constant change, and entropy the tendency of all things, when unopposed, such people are actually contributing the downfall of everything good.

The Western world, after committing abuses of colonialism and war which were unexceptional by global historical standards, has somehow fallen into a miasma of extended self reproach, which helps no one.  It hurts.  It is hurting, and will continue to hurt, until everything genuinely good about our system has been ended by inferior cultural orders.

Otherwise decent people, who drink coffee, and like to go out to eat, and enjoy vacations skiing or at the beach, are contributing to our decline through the myopic focus on our small sins, while ignoring the massive ones occurring around the world, and which have occurred throughout history.

Wake up.