Veer Posted:

This thread is the gift that keeps on giving. And any ideal society demands respect for human beings: even from a rational self-interested point of view, society as a whole would prosper better and be more self-sustaining in a truly egalitarian society. After all in a society with a down-trodden underclbum there’s the risk of a rebellion and rich people or reactionaries end up being murdered. U.S.S.R. yo

It’s in the best interests of people to be good to other people by the virtue of the Golden Rule. If that’s your only reason to be good to others, you’re kind of a sad person but this is the easiest argument for it

I was going to comment, but holy crap, you summed it up pretty damn well right there.