DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agoIs it morally wrong for an immigrant or naturalized citizen to "keep a low profile" and avoid speaking up against the government in order to minimize the risks of denaturalization/deportation?message-squaremessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1145arrow-down18
arrow-up1137arrow-down1message-squareIs it morally wrong for an immigrant or naturalized citizen to "keep a low profile" and avoid speaking up against the government in order to minimize the risks of denaturalization/deportation?DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square43fedilink
minus-squarehddsx@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5·17 hours agoThis depends entirely on your prescribed system of ethics. Duty-based ethical systems would say yes, because you have a duty to speak out. Point utilitarianism would say no, because the good outweighs the bad for that scenario. The other utilitarianism of which I can’t remember the umbrella term would say yes, because it’s better for everyone if people speak out. My understanding of Kant is that the unethical act is being performed by the government and that it is not morally wrong to keep a low profile. TLDR: If you’re asking, the answer is no. If you’re being pedantic, the answer is “it depends”
This depends entirely on your prescribed system of ethics.
Duty-based ethical systems would say yes, because you have a duty to speak out.
Point utilitarianism would say no, because the good outweighs the bad for that scenario.
The other utilitarianism of which I can’t remember the umbrella term would say yes, because it’s better for everyone if people speak out.
My understanding of Kant is that the unethical act is being performed by the government and that it is not morally wrong to keep a low profile.
TLDR: If you’re asking, the answer is no. If you’re being pedantic, the answer is “it depends”