#topic: morality

"You have to pride everything on its own merits. I think that to have an almost like a moral position, or like a freedom-of-speech-esque kind of position on interpersonal relationships which are so dynamic and kind of emotional, which is a realm that isn't, you know, that objective, and I don't think should be kind of judged in the way that you could legislate. So for me, yeah, I think that art is great - like this great, this is all fucking cool - but if it hurts people… It's like the Burroughs thing, you know, like when he shot his wife. Like yeah, the lore is great and it makes Burroughs more interesting, but I'd rather her have lived than had cool books for me to read. And I'd rather people and children be like, happy."

-Yes

-No

(No nuance, sorry. Pick one)

-Yes

-No

-It's complicated

and i have a poll:

“does your girl blorbo have morals?”

yes, a very strict moral code

yes, some loose principles but she can bend them depending on the situation

yes, but she never examined them or worked through the implications

yes, but she actively acts against her morals

no, but she acts like she does

no, and she’s happy that way

nuance/middle ground/etc

"I've always had very classic liberal values and what I would call now the 'morally obvious'."

register: colloquial tone: derogatory

direct translation: (to strive) to one's goal stepping on corpses

free translation: to pave one's path with corpses

Meaning: Used to criticise someone's "end justify the means" approach. Indirect equivalent to whatever it takes.

Synonym: Nie oglądać się na nic/nikogo

Example: