I'm Right...Right?

I’m Right…Right?
By Justin Salter
“It is possible, indeed easy, to define morality in such a way that listening is unnecessary, the moral psychology of the whistleblower irrelevant. Morality is perspective, not descriptive, would be a simple way to do it.” (Pg 96) This quote brought up a point that I have yet to think about: Morality is a perspective. The whistleblower could have a different set of morals that are different than the organization, yet both could be equally wrong or right. I think it is morally right to help the elderly, but another person could have a different opinion and perspective about it. Morality also has to do with cultural norms, and over time morals can change on an individual scale and on a cultural scale. A question that I am left with is how can something be morally right and then fall out of favor with the masses?
“Morality is narcissistic, concerned to preserve the moral purity of the self. From this perspective, the question becomes not whether but how the self involves others in the project of its moral perfection.” (Pg 94) With that said, it really makes me feel for both sides of the moral dilemma. The Vietnam War and Daniel Ellsberg with his pentagon papers are a perfect example of this. Obviously We the American people deserve to know the truth right? We deserve to know that we’ve been lied to and what are the true motives and actions behind the war… right? Well according to our narcissistic moral reasoning we deserve to know. According to the government’s narcissistic reasoning, we shouldn’t know to ensure our safety. I feel that it is important for us to know the truth and to be informed, but I am still only on my side of narcissistic morality. In reality morality is just an opinion, and it seems the opinion with the biggest majority is what the socially accepted norm becomes.