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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nightfall" data-source="post: 1893691" data-attributes="member: 374">I might be a moral relativist, but I value the BDS's ability to do something about a situation. It's easy to pretend and while morality and ethics tend to be judged by others, I think I can admire them for having convictions. Do I think they deserve to be called Saints? Probably not. Anti-heroes perhaps or Dark heroes. But while they might be breaking the law, they do so with a moral admiration for what is, they believe, a society in chaos.  I think the main problem is when you define that all life is sacred. If that is so, then we can NEVER kill no matter the circumstances. That leads to evil winning of course though it has the value of being morally more correct. Now is all life valueable is a better question and if only some of it is, how do we know which we want? Probably since we believe in life, we want things that encourage and grow life, grow trust, grow respect for our fellows. When we lose that, that's when things tend to get murky.  People speak of fanaticism when it comes to the Brothers. Certainly there is absoluteness to them that might make us uncomfortable. But to me, they are just reminding us of what we value in our lives. Safety, comfort, trust. When we lose those, especially when those around us seem too high to touch, that's when we turn to them.  I don't agree with their methods, but I support the idea they have something that is morally right.</blockquote>

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