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Originally Posted by hankster
Force your will on others? What are you, italian?? (I am, thats why i ask!!) Maybe this is where the so-called Golden Rule comes from, Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. Do you want someone to force their will on you? Like the bumper sticker says - coexist. Or even, think globally, act locally!
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I don't think so ... My family name does disappear at Ellis Island though, we think my ancestors were probably criminals that ran to America and changed their names to hide. But that's another topic ...
But yeah, ethics, principles ... all that is there because deep down we know the world wouldn't function if everyone just went around doing whatever they wanted with no fear of the consequences. But to the OPs point, if there were no consequences, then why have any ethics at all?