Left Wing Morality, Part II: The End Justifies the Means

 “Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.”  CS Lewis

In American politics, liberals often accuse conservatives of being not just wrong, but downright evil; and the accusation is true. It’s true, that is, if you accept the moral code that liberals use when they judge other people’s behavior.

There is no universally accepted code of Right and Wrong. An action can only be described as morally right or wrong when it is judged according to a set of moral standards, and we do not all use the same standards.

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