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Is it really too selfish too live? Fear is natural even in sentient beings like us. Imagine you being in his situation rn. You dont know who he is, you dont know what he is been through and you are only calling him a "chicken" because you are not the one being affected in his situation. Its normal for him to choose the flight response and live a better life instead of being sacrifice due to some political reasons. It is not selfish to choose to live and he may be and atheist but you and I both know that GOD didnt create us just to become a militarized puppet blinded by loyalty and "patriotism"
Comment by CW1DR5H5I64A at 02/02/2022 at 23:16 UTC
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I think that if you are only concerned with the individual then it is a natural response to want to avoid the fight and save oneself.
But he is not an individual. He is one of many. All facing the same peril, the same realities of life right now. Choosing to run is a selfish act because it is placing your own well being over that of everyone else who accepts their place. It’s turning to everyone else and asking them to die in your stead. That is selfish.
It’s easy to justify it or rationalize it when you remove others from the equation. But I would imagine the reality would be starkly different if he were to go to his classmates, to his peers, look them in the eyes and tell them that he is running, and they will need to take his place. That is the seriousness of what he is deciding.