There are several different fallacies and errors mixed together in this essay which is what makes it so bad.
First, and simplest, is the equating of non-sacrifice and murder. Just because the one person is not willing to sacrifice himself to save a few others is not the same as being willing to kill innocent others. “But morally speaking, that situation is exactly the same as this one.”- vicious nonsense.
Second, everything I have read, except Leftist propaganda, says this “Within the next 50 years an absolute minimum of 500M people will starve to death. The UN reports that around 10M people starve to death every year and the problem is only going to get worse as the population increases.” is also vicious nonsense. And the idea that foreign aid will help the people who do die of malnutrition is as bad. Any widespread malnutrition today is directly caused by governments’ attacks on specific groups, the most current and egregious example being Sudan.
Most important is a matter of values. Why should someone value anyone, even a large number of people, over their own life and freedom, or even their own comfort? There is no one, or any collection of people, I would sacrifice my life or my freedom for. I might risk my life for a sufficient number of people, or for a few people I know personally.
There are several different fallacies and errors mixed together in this essay which is what makes it so bad.
First, and simplest, is the equating of non-sacrifice and murder. Just because the one person is not willing to sacrifice himself to save a few others is not the same as being willing to kill innocent others. “But morally speaking, that situation is exactly the same as this one.”- vicious nonsense.
Second, everything I have read, except Leftist propaganda, says this “Within the next 50 years an absolute minimum of 500M people will starve to death. The UN reports that around 10M people starve to death every year and the problem is only going to get worse as the population increases.” is also vicious nonsense. And the idea that foreign aid will help the people who do die of malnutrition is as bad. Any widespread malnutrition today is directly caused by governments’ attacks on specific groups, the most current and egregious example being Sudan.
Most important is a matter of values. Why should someone value anyone, even a large number of people, over their own life and freedom, or even their own comfort? There is no one, or any collection of people, I would sacrifice my life or my freedom for. I might risk my life for a sufficient number of people, or for a few people I know personally.