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Twenty years ago the mandarin died mysteriously. We are now living in a world of peace and prosperity unparalleled in human history. This has happened because one government now rules the whole world, and rules it with an iron hand. It demands control over every aspect of its citizens' lives. When you voted to kill the mandarin because he was of the wrong political party, because his views did not agree with yours, then you were in effect saying that others could do the same thing. So we now have peace and prosperity, but bought at the price of a government which watches every move you make, and exterminates those who do not agree with it.

 

 

Food for thought...

If the end justifies the means in your situation, why can't it be the same for everyone?  The danger with thinking on a small scale is that we forget what happens when our actions are amplified.  We should also stop and think what would happen if our "reasoning" were to be turned around on us.  When we are tempted to be extremely judgmental in our thinking, we should ask ourselves "What would happen if someone else did this to me?"   If this question had been posed earlier, would you still have killed the Mandarin?

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