Caveman morality
Thursday, March 27th, 2003 12:55 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
robinturnerHaving read much and written some on the subject of ethics, I am still brought back to my basic moral instincts, which are pretty Neanderthal:
1. Protect females and young.
2. Provide good things.
3. From 1. and 2., kill wild animals.
4. If any male invades your territory, pick up a rock and hit him with it.
This probably explains why I have such a strong emotional reaction against Operation Free Oil. When I see TV footage of Iraqi girls covered in bandages, I just get this urge to pick up a big rock. Call me a caveman if you like, but after trying to be the voice of reason all this time, I am now reduced to "Ug, aargh - Yankee hurt children. Yankee bad. Hit Yankee with rock."
1. Protect females and young.
2. Provide good things.
3. From 1. and 2., kill wild animals.
4. If any male invades your territory, pick up a rock and hit him with it.
This probably explains why I have such a strong emotional reaction against Operation Free Oil. When I see TV footage of Iraqi girls covered in bandages, I just get this urge to pick up a big rock. Call me a caveman if you like, but after trying to be the voice of reason all this time, I am now reduced to "Ug, aargh - Yankee hurt children. Yankee bad. Hit Yankee with rock."
