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a source familiar with the matter 1y ago

The correct way to form an opinion is to ask whether something benefits you and your personal agenda. If this is the way you are thinking, you are not going to make a judgement call on the morality or lack thereof of vigilante killings, you’re going to ask: “well, who are the vigilantes killing?” All of this stuff about morals and principles is just bullshit for plebs. Morals and principles have to come from a rational place that is not abstract, but based on ones own interests.

https://www.unz.com/aanglin/no-one-is-against-vigilante-justice-on-principle/

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Abstract Equilibrium 1y ago

Understand self-interest & you will understand the world and yourself better.

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Andy 1y ago

Wut.

Is the suggestion that it's not possible to support something on principal?

I'd agree, many people lie about it, or at least lie to themselves about it. But like, take free speech as an example. It's common for folks to support their ideological opponents rights to speak against them. No?

a source familiar with the matter 1y ago

I think genuine support for free speech is quite rare.

But to actually answer your question, I think the question of what your principles are / should be is meant to be related to self-interest.

It's not that you can't have principles, it's that you shouldn't blindly accept the principles of others / tradition.