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Moral equivalence is a term used in political debate, usually to criticize any denial that a moral hierarchy can be assessed of two sides in a conflict, or in the actions or tactics of two sides. It ...
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Apparently, the doctrine of Moral Equivalence did not die along with the Soviet Union. The left has just substituted a new evil to which the United States is supposedly morally equivalent.
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When an argument is being won and lost, the retreating team does not issue statements saying: By gad, you were right and we were wrong, sorry and all that, we'll try not to let it happen again. ... This is a classic retreat from fraudulent moral superiority to fraudulent moral equivalence.
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Moral Equivalence – defining distinct and conflicting moral behaviors in similar terms ... An author who suggests that one act of serious wrongdoing does not differ from a minor offence commits the fallacy of moral equivalence. Many people say that “all sins are equal in God’s eyes,” which effectively equates...
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The first problem is that the phrase "moral equivalence" is itself empty of meaning. There is no measurable amount of immorality that allows us to decide when immoral acts are equivalent.
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In between references to his own integrity, Lerner assures us that there can be no moral equivalence between one murder and another: ... I respect hesitation about such ugly events. I don't presume to come to conclusions about their moral equivalence. But I do want to ask: what is going on when the equivalence of such acts...
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The Democratic Caucus voted to strip William Jefferson of his seat on Ways & Means. And several Congressional Black Caucus members did the right thing. ... That’s more than the Republicans have done with any of their crooks. Cunningham left when he pleaded guilty. ... 7 Responses to “No moral equivalence here”...
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My initial assessment of the speech is that it accomplished nothing, and was filled with moral equivalences galore, such as him saying he could no more disown Rev.
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There can be no moral equivalence here. Treatment of the Palestinians is largely in the hands of the Palestinians. Treatment of Israel by arabs and others is not in Israel’s hands, unless you assume Israel is happy to commit national suicide.
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How many Afghan civilians is the life of one American soldier worth? There is no official Bush administration answer to that question, but there is an unofficial one, implied by American military strategy: It's better to kill numerous Afghan civilians than ... This is fundamentally what we're fighting about: moral universalism,
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