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My grudge with others is not because they are 'evil', but rather because either they threaten my life, my way of life, the life of my own. Then they are my adversaries. Any 'wrath' from me, that would fall on them, would be for some reason, be it 'justice', 'retribution', 'defense', 'strategic calculation', but it would not be because they are evil.
The struggle going on within me, is I admit, between 'good' and 'evil' but for that there is a scale - my Value System, which could be Dharma. For somebody else it could be Islam, and for others the 'human rights convention'. This is a scale I use internally. I cannot make it a scale for everybody. That is why there are laws and social norms, agreed to by all concerned through consensus.
The Moral Authority one refers to is again a civilizational development through social churning across the values of a certain group, but at an higher level, which would be the implicit value system of the larger group. The Moral Authority one can derive from one's own value system, but it may not have any value in another value system.
For example, some value systems like the Vegans consider intake of anything of animal origin a sin, whereas other don't. Vegetarians do not wish to eat any meat, while others may have no problems with it. Practicing Hindus find it abhorring to eat beef, whereas others find it delicious and would be appalled at the thought of not being able to. Muslims are not allowed to eat meat or drink alcohol, while others have no problem with that. In Sikhism smoking is not allowed, while others think differently about it.
I am not an ideological person. I have a value system, because I identify myself with it. It is my identification with <i>self</i>, with <i>own</i>, with <i>a value system</i> which defines who is a potential adversary and who is not. 'Evil' plays no part in it.
My actions and tactics will depend on logic and whether I can reconcile my actions with my conscience taking into consideration the severity of the threat to my interests, which includes protecting my own, my India. I will associate myself with a group, when I think the group and I have a commonality of interests, and I think that collectively we are in a position to agree on necessary actions to protect those interests.
For me, the Aim and Approach within the 'core group' should be in sync. A different philosophy of approach does make it difficult.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
My grudge with others is not because they are 'evil', but rather because either they threaten my life, my way of life, the life of my own. Then they are my adversaries. Any 'wrath' from me, that would fall on them, would be for some reason, be it 'justice', 'retribution', 'defense', 'strategic calculation', but it would not be because they are evil.
The struggle going on within me, is I admit, between 'good' and 'evil' but for that there is a scale - my Value System, which could be Dharma. For somebody else it could be Islam, and for others the 'human rights convention'. This is a scale I use internally. I cannot make it a scale for everybody. That is why there are laws and social norms, agreed to by all concerned through consensus.
The Moral Authority one refers to is again a civilizational development through social churning across the values of a certain group, but at an higher level, which would be the implicit value system of the larger group. The Moral Authority one can derive from one's own value system, but it may not have any value in another value system.
For example, some value systems like the Vegans consider intake of anything of animal origin a sin, whereas other don't. Vegetarians do not wish to eat any meat, while others may have no problems with it. Practicing Hindus find it abhorring to eat beef, whereas others find it delicious and would be appalled at the thought of not being able to. Muslims are not allowed to eat meat or drink alcohol, while others have no problem with that. In Sikhism smoking is not allowed, while others think differently about it.
I am not an ideological person. I have a value system, because I identify myself with it. It is my identification with <i>self</i>, with <i>own</i>, with <i>a value system</i> which defines who is a potential adversary and who is not. 'Evil' plays no part in it.
My actions and tactics will depend on logic and whether I can reconcile my actions with my conscience taking into consideration the severity of the threat to my interests, which includes protecting my own, my India. I will associate myself with a group, when I think the group and I have a commonality of interests, and I think that collectively we are in a position to agree on necessary actions to protect those interests.
For me, the Aim and Approach within the 'core group' should be in sync. A different philosophy of approach does make it difficult.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->