What Social / Moral Principles do you find compelling and why? How do these principles fit with the personal principles you identified in Blog 2? Do they conflict at all? Do you think you can live according to both? How will you go about doing so? i.e. Prioritize them? Adopt specific ones for specific contexts?
I think Marx's ideals on communism are especially compelling. In theory, the principles of communism would establish equality within a society. Unfortunately, because of government interference, the ideals of communism have not been established as they should have been. I do not think that these principles would conflict at all with the personal principles previously identified. I think the principles would compliment one another. I think a society where competition, heiarchy, and human labor as a commodity are abolished, provides a foundation for a happier society. If everyone were getting paid the same amount of money, people would finally be able to do what they loved, instead of what profession or job would pay the most. I think in living in a society where there is no need to be better than someone else, I would be able to withold my basic principles of not stealing, lying, and cheating. Also, I would be able to be even more open to different opportunities. I would be able to explore careers and choose what would make me the happiest. I think my most important personal principle is to have an open mind and to not judge others. I feel that if I continue to live according to that principle, than I would be able to live with the other principles.
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