Legality IS NOT Morality!

As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “Statism Is Slavery,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…

"How does something immoral, when done privately, become moral when it is done collectively? Furthermore, does legality establish morality? Slavery was legal; apartheid was legal; Stalinist, Nazi, and Maoist purges were legal. Clearly, the fact of legality does not justify these crimes. Legality, alone, cannot be the talisman of moral people." - Walter E. Williams

“How does something immoral, when done privately, become moral when it is done collectively? Furthermore, does legality establish morality? Slavery was legal; apartheid was legal; Stalinist, Nazi, and Maoist purges were legal. Clearly, the fact of legality does not justify these crimes. Legality, alone, cannot be the talisman of moral people.” – Walter E. Williams

My Commentary: Wake up!

Discussing American Hubris

The following correspondence originally took place on my Facebook wall, upon my post, “American Hubris“…

Rayn: American Hubris…

“Legal. Illegal.”

“Legal. Illegal.”

Jordan K.: They’re both legal for the government and both illegal for us

Rayn: The first one is legal for the government to do, according to them. The second one is illegal for us to do, according to them…