15 Sep '18 19:43>
Originally posted by @philokaliaOne possibility is that one or more of Stalin's core moral values are faulty in some way.
But what is the basis of your value judgment behind these things?
Every single system needs to be embodied with a value judgment.
For instance, if I am of the general opinion that people are rather nasty and out to get me, I am going to make decisions that are far different than if I am of the opinion that [i]people are generally good and deserve ...[text shortened]... simply has a different realm of moral judgment and a different set of starting values than you?
For example, he probably thought that killing people for some sort of perceived higher purpose was permissible.
You might respond by asking me to prove that my values in this respect are superior to his, which I can attempt to do, to a point...but I will end up at some foundational moral axiom, such as "suffering ought to be avoided if possible".