That people will judge your morality by your actions without regard to your intentions. I don’t claim that V is particularly rational, but he embodies (exaggerated versions of) traits that real people have. Our moral decisions have consequences in how we are treated.
Possibly in the eyes of the future, if there is one, we’ll all look like brain-damaged children who aren’t morally to blame for much of anything. Our actions still have consequences (for example, they might determine whether humanity has a future).
Blame is not the action of treating someone differently because of their moral choices, it’s the rationale for doing so. I think the rationale is incoherent, but the actions still exist.
That people will judge your morality by your actions without regard to your intentions. I don’t claim that V is particularly rational, but he embodies (exaggerated versions of) traits that real people have. Our moral decisions have consequences in how we are treated.
This is what most people mean by “blame”.
Possibly in the eyes of the future, if there is one, we’ll all look like brain-damaged children who aren’t morally to blame for much of anything. Our actions still have consequences (for example, they might determine whether humanity has a future).
Blame is not the action of treating someone differently because of their moral choices, it’s the rationale for doing so. I think the rationale is incoherent, but the actions still exist.