KCC:
ML certainly believed his act to be moral; and many contemporary figures felt morality had to be embodied in an act: MLK Jr., Gandhi. . .
One of my personal guides, Paulo Freire, argued this. (Stinking Marxist, he.)
dbsandis:
The threads arguing about BIG soccer clubs have always been, in essence, a debate about Capitalism and morality.
Take it a step further: IF we impose Capitalism on soccer, then we must give power to the customer ("The customer is always right."). Now, how does coach expertise exist in a market-based dynamic? The paradox. If the soccer customer hires a coach to do the customer's bidding, then the money is wasted since the coach isn't allowed to exercise her/his expertise. . .
Such was the case when medical doctors abdicated their expertise to their "customers" who demanded to be given antibiotics when they didn't need them�in effect, creating an unsafe environment for the community because the whims of the individual were fulfilled (without regard to morality�a social norm).
