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ZeIda -> RE: Is it ever difficult to be a Gorean? (2/10/2010 9:03:52 AM)
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The only reason why you can't imagine Gorean morals to have no practical application in the modern world is because you are seeing things in black and white. What Orion said has very practical applications, you are just reading negatives into it where he never put negatives in. Orion's post: quote:
ORIGINAL: OrionTheWolf If someone is a "stranger" to me, then I will conquer what I desire. They will either be strong enough to defend what is theirs, or I will be strong enough to seize what I wish. If someone is not a stranger, then I view protection of what is theirs as part of my duty to them as a friend, neighbor, etc. There is no conflict in this application; it is circumstance that dictates many things in nature and in society. Orion's post as read by you: quote:
If someone is a "person I don't know ", then I will take by physical force from them what I desire. They will either be physically strong enough to stop me , or I will over power them to steal from them what I wish. If someone is a person I know, then I view fighting to protect their property as part of my duty to them as a friend, neighbor, etc. There are no problems with applying this literally in a modern culture; it is circumstances that dictate many things in nature and in society. Orion's post as read by me: quote:
If someone is a "enemy/threat/person who is in opposite of my alliance " to me, then I will have no moral obligation to be nice to them, to respect them, to view them as an equal or treat them accordingly . They will be able to stand up to me and be strong (strong in this context not necessarily meaning physical strength but more strength of will, determination, character) enough to defend (defend in this context meaning that they will do as they please, instead be forced, either legally, physically, morally or by manipulation to do what Orion thinks is best) what is theirs, or I will be strong (again meaning more character then physical) enough to bend the situation in such a way that it will come out in my favor (either by using the law, willpower, physical strength, moral guilt, manipulation, or any other type of coercing that is more appropriate/suited to the situation). If someone is a person I have an alliance towards, then I view protection of what is theirs (again, in whatever way suited to the situation, evoking the law counts as much as kicking their ass depending on the context) as part of my duty to them as a friend, neighbor, etc. There is no conflict in this application (because there is not "one right way" to do this, instead, it is achieved by any means necessary/possible), it is circumstance that dictates (it is the context of things that makes him decide what path to take in which best to achieve his goals) many things in nature and in society. I don't see any trouble applying what Orion said in the real world. The only reason you are having an issue with it is because you want to make it sound like he is saying that he will solve any problem he encounters with his fists, or a sword. That's not at all what he said though. When it comes to stealing a man's property, or like Orion put it: "conquer what he desires/seizing what he wishes" there are many ways to go about that. In the case of a slave, simply being a stronger force of mastery in her life, and ordering her to leave the other man can do. When it comes to a legal property, there are many ways one can go about coercing, forcing, or inspiring a man to sell or give away property in a position of weakness, without beating him up or breaking the law. It's all about how exactly you do it. The only thing Orion really said in his statement is that he has no moral objections to use any means he possible can to take from those who are his enemies. Even if the tactics he uses are considered to be "unfair" by common Western standards.
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