...s breathing" would be categorized as an achievement only by informed members of a community and subject to the rules and the ethos of said communi... ...n". As usual, Judaism was there first, agonizing over similar moral conflicts. Two Jewish sayings amount to a reluctant admission of the relativity... ...ds, is decided by one's self-interest and by one's affiliations. Affiliation (to a community, or a fraternity), in turn, is determined by one's pos... ...nition. About 6 million people can truly say "I am an Israeli". Affiliation - to a community, fraternity, nation, state, religion, or team - is rea... ...inals or freedom fighters? If they are opposed by voluntary grassroots (vigilante) organizations in the best of anarchist tradition - should they f... ...ing structures and institutions and replacing them with voluntary, self- regulating organizations of free individuals. The Zapatistas movement in Me... ...exico is an attempt to do just that. 2. Or, by creating voluntary, self-regulating organizations of free individuals whose functions parallel those... ...as many drawbacks. One, it leads to moral relativism. Consider this maxim from the Jewish Talmud: "Do not do unto thy friend that which you hate". ... ...itic arguments more closely and in an unbiased manner: Argument number one - Being Jewish is a racial distinction - not only a religious one If ra...