Tyrannicide<\/p>\n
Susan Nevin<\/p>\n
When I first started the readings on this subject, I had no idea what tyrannicide was. However, once learning that tyrannicide is the killing of a dictator or bad leader, I realized that this is a highly debated topic. I personally believe that yes while getting rid of the figurehead for an evil movement might help to dissipate some of its momentum, I believe that another leader will take his or her place, and that we need to act in other ways to truly get rid of a tyrant or dictator.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n There are many that argue that this is the only way we can truly show that something needs to end, and as Andrade said this idea of seeing a leader killed can be seen all the way back in history, even as far as Julius Caesar. The idea of the utilitarian viewpoint comes into play here, as it claims that one death who caused many is no problem at all. But, as seen with Brutus and Caesar, once you get rid of one tyrant, even more come into play, and more issues arrive. Therefore, while it might make people feel better to see the man die who cause them loads of suffering, in my opinion, all it does is satisfy the need for revenge, but doesn\u2019t solve the issue at hand.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The only way for us to truly shift the dynamic of a group is to work on its leadership from the inside out, which is something we are still debating, as it is hard to get that access from an outside perspective where we have little control. However, in some cases, like the killing of Hitler, it can cause an empire to crumble, but this is a unique circumstance, and one that has many moral dilemmas. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tyrannicide Susan Nevin When I first started the readings on this subject, I had no idea what tyrannicide was. However, once learning that tyrannicide is…<\/p>\n