Corporations, governments, and political parties often have idealistic mission statements yet fail miserably in upholding them.
Moral consistency means being true to the same standards, regardless of who the actor is. If something is wrong, it is wrong if our opponent is doing it or if we are doing it. When pointing out the failings in another, we need to also be willing to address the failings within ourselves.
In American foreign policy, it is rightly pointed out that Russian President Vladimir Putin is violating international law by invading Ukraine. What is not discussed is that the Americans invaded the country of Iraq 20 years earlier in a very similar manner. It also seems odd that Russians using cluster munitions in Ukraine is a horrendous act, yet it is fine for NATO to provide the same type of weapons to Ukrainians.
It is in fact very difficult to find powerful people who practice moral consistency, and ordinary citizens are showing signs of having seen enough. Fewer and fewer of us are getting our news from the mainstream media because we recognize that the reporting is disingenuous. We are noticing that the only consistency is that the narrative supports what is most expedient and profitable, primarily for the arms and pharmaceutical industries.
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