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>>22385549
Morality is subjective but in terms of humans a general consensus can be reached on many of the major issues. Fascism directly clashes with basic, widely accepted moral principles like “murder is bad”, and “treat others how you want to be treated”. I believe these principles stem from the nature of our species as a communal animal. Maybe we’d have more fascists if we were highly evolved ants instead.

>>21031108
Not exactly so pessimistic, but The Selfish Gene.

>>21031264
Peeing in the pool is different from cheating. Does it really hurt anyone? I mean, pee is sterile and it’s not a lot of volume vs an entire olympic swimming pool...

Anyways, people act according to game theory. We take the strategy we believe will yield the best results. We will only cheat when we think we can get away with it (hence why harsh punishments are less effective in deterring crime than higher capture rates). Sure, on an individual level, fucking over everyone else for your benefit will work wonders. On a group level, that will lead to disaster. Once you reach carrying capacity of “selfish” actors, “selfish” strategies are no longer the best choice.