I would say that teaching the importance of individual accountability DOES benefit the exact country/society/humanity that you are referring to. It’s that whole “teach a man man to fish” thing. I believe there exists a world where accountability and access do not need to be at odds with each other.This. I think we as a species, definitely the USA as well, have historically been focused on things that only benefit ourselves. I know there has always been a small contingent that has sought solutions for the good of the country/society/humanity and I'd love to see that become more of the norm in modern-day thought and discussion.
It is always a convo stopper as well when discussing policy with friends/colleagues.
"So you're saying that you want X to happen because its good for you even though it would be bad for the majority of people?"
"Well yeah"
"That seems fairly selfish. Don't you want things that help everyone?"
"......."
I will teach my kid to look both ways before crossing the road AND yell at the bastard that almost hits him when he’s driving while texting, and I’ll do it while also advocating for texting while driving be illegal. I’m not going to place the entirety of the blame on the driver, my kid knows the rules of crossing the street.
There exists a responsibility between both the individual and the society. To ignore individual responsibility is disadvantageous to a society.
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