There is something about our outlook in this world that has been bothering me lately. I can't quite put my finger on it. Some are blaming systemic bad behaviors on our economic system, political interests, etc. But I think a lot of the bad we are seeing isn't just about the systems that we work within/under. I often hear bad behavior justified in one of two ways: They made me do it" or "I didn't force them to accept a raw deal, they took it of their own volition." I have seen many people I believed to be good do bad things using these justifications, but they are never a satisfying ones. I think people forget that in every relationship, in every transaction there are two parties, and morality isn't just about the morals of the individual/group in the accepting role, but it is also about the individual/groups making the offers. Why don't we hold offerers to the same moral standards we hold acceptors. Like somehow we agree the acceptors make bad mor
These are the meandering thoughts of a smart and competent woman.