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A more basic moral problem seems to be that a minority of individuals sees power as an end in itself....

The Authoritarians.

Another segment of the population will happily follow whatever morality it's told to follow without questioning it.

The authoritarian followers.

....while a majority see mutual support as an end in itself

The proverbial 'good men and women who mustn't stand idly by whilst evil flourishes'.

Have you read any of the above linked Professors' book? Or did I hear about it here from you? It's pretty much an expounding of your comment.

by gioele (gioele(daught)sandler(aaaattttt)gmail(daught)kom) on Mon Sep 8th, 2008 at 01:50:53 PM EST
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It's been the background to a lot of comments here over the last year or so.
by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Mon Sep 8th, 2008 at 05:22:36 PM EST
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