
Is It Ethical to Scold People for Not Wearing a Mask on the Street?
Whose business is it if I don’t wear a mask? A short lesson in coronavirus conduct by Haaretz’s ethics adviser
We are living in confusing and deceptive times. We are guided by the rules of etiquette from the old world, which are becoming increasingly irrelevant, while the rules from the new world have not yet been clearly defined. Times like these are dark days for humanity, but are the golden age of advice columns. 'Moral Minority' will be happy to provide you with the answers.
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Our answers will be generous and honest – but should not be seen as replacement for professional consultations. Obviously.
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‘Doesn’t such an act grant legitimacy to the occupation? On the other hand, whichever route I take won’t alter reality’
To answer that question, it’s a good idea to consider the Nuremberg trials and the philosophy of Henry David Thoreau
‘I would never buy a gift from the settlement of Har Bracha: not for my employees, not for my friends and certainly not for myself.’
'I left Israel over 15 years ago, mainly for personal reasons. Is it ethical for someone who left to openly criticize the government and the army's treatment of Palestinians?'
‘Everything he says and does is contrary to everything I believe in. Despite all this, I feel some fondness for him.’
'Ignoring the rules feels more right to me, but I know that if everyone did that the army would disintegrate'
'My conscience is bothering me. On one hand, I consider my activities to be very important, but on the other hand they hurt people who demonstrated trust in me'
'In today's Israel do people still reject mixed marriages/assimilation, or have they shed those conservative ideas?'
'I hate what this country has turned into, but the problem is that I am not doing very much to change the situation'
'Am I deceiving myself? Do I need to take a hard look at my choices in life?' And the answer is ...
Also: A detailed response to one of the questions that was posed to us by Amira Hass, in a recent column