A reminder of how scaremongering infects ethical thinking https://t.co/nOjHKLKrnn #Philosophy #trump ! #Books pic.twitter.com/GSJTep23EO— Dr Jim Walsh (@Dr_Jim1) May 8, 2016
@Dr_Jim1 The Crucible is about mass hysteria and how easily it is caused when we have weak, venal and unprincipled leaders.— Claire Khaw (@Patriarchalist) May 13, 2016
@Dr_Jim1 Young women in particular are susceptible to mass hysteria in a way perhaps that mature men ought not to be.— Claire Khaw (@Patriarchalist) May 13, 2016
@Dr_Jim1 We should not forget that the events of Salem began with mature men choosing to believe in the lies of a malicious hysterical woman— Claire Khaw (@Patriarchalist) May 13, 2016
@Dr_Jim1 Is the English legal tradition of finding an accused guilty beyond reasonable doubt being eroded in rape trials?— Claire Khaw (@Patriarchalist) May 13, 2016
@Dr_Jim1 Is legal profession being ethical when it doesn't protest at reversal of burden of proof in rape trials? @BarbaraHewson @JonHolb— Claire Khaw (@Patriarchalist) May 13, 2016
@Dr_Jim1 The solution to this is ethical leadership. Does this country have ethical leadership? Is it perceived to have ethical leadership?— Claire Khaw (@Patriarchalist) May 13, 2016
@Dr_Jim1 Does the operation of the rules of liberal democracies encourage or discourage ethical leadership and long term thinking?— Claire Khaw (@Patriarchalist) May 13, 2016
@Dr_Jim1 Are neocon wars just wars or capitalist-imperialistic wars? If the latter, is UK government unethical for participating in them?— Claire Khaw (@Patriarchalist) May 13, 2016
@Dr_Jim1 Criticising UK foreign policy means one will be smeared with label of extremist. Unethical politicians use this to smear opponents.— Claire Khaw (@Patriarchalist) May 13, 2016
@Dr_Jim1 Can an ideology with no rule book - liberalism - be inherently more ethical than an ideology with a one - Islam? @BarbaraHewson— Claire Khaw (@Patriarchalist) May 13, 2016
@Dr_Jim1 Can adherents of an ideology with no rule book be inherently more ethical than those who consider their rule book to be sacred?— Claire Khaw (@Patriarchalist) May 13, 2016
@Dr_Jim1 Which society is likely to be more ethical? A society that is a) dismissive of hysterical young women b) afraid of offending them— Claire Khaw (@Patriarchalist) May 13, 2016
@Dr_Jim1 Are philosophers who refuse to discuss this for fear of career consequences being unethical?— Claire Khaw (@Patriarchalist) May 13, 2016
@Dr_Jim1 What does https://t.co/jNWSSdKb3T say about the ethics of our politicians?— Claire Khaw (@Patriarchalist) May 13, 2016
@Dr_Jim1 Do you have any comment on the ethics of US foreign policy as described at https://t.co/4KaQmumLSN?— Claire Khaw (@Patriarchalist) May 13, 2016
Dr Walsh has since blocked me without responding to a single point I raised. How ethical is he as a philosopher? Can cowards be ethical?
