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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pemerton" data-source="post: 8621931" data-attributes="member: 42582">There are interesting points raised by this, but because it probably moves into an overly political terrain I'll refrain from a substantive reply! (Which would not necessarily be disagreement - but to repeat myself, I'll leave it there.)Bernard Williams has an interesting discussion of some of the moral issues around substitutability in a market economy in one of his anti-utilitarianism essays (maybe in Moral Luck? or in his contribution to Utilitarianism: For and Against - spoiler alert: he's against!).I've taught, and supervised, students with very different political and moral views from mine. That's part of my job. I've also had students thank me for the way I've approached topics like colonialism and history in my classes. Doing my best to teach truth rather than ideology is also part of my job. The prevalence of ideology is a complicating factor in inferring from someone's expressed views to their deep moral centre. (Which is not to say that MAR Baker was a victim of ideology. I suspect his eyes were wide open. I'm speaking in more general terms around the matters you've raised, while trying not to violate board rules.)A friend of mine, who is in a same-sex partnership, had a parent who voted against same-sex marriage in the plebiscite held on that issue. My friend was, naturally, very upset, but to the best of my knowledge hasn't cut of mum as a result.I've only ever had one colleague whose political views - including views about the history of the British Empire - I felt were a bar to a friendship. That said, to the best of my knowledge he voted for a completely mainstream political party. I don't think I've ever interacted with someone literally committed to National Socialism, except in the context of political rallies.</blockquote>

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