Individual Freedom

I would agree with SoaringHeights that this question does leave us a lot to ponder upon. What has been traditionally regarded as 'right' or 'wrong', or what has developed into so called 'morality' has been a result of collective individual beliefs. The conception of such a relative term by such a vast majority from their subjective beliefs has major, and sometimes horrifying implications for the minority.

My 'right' is my 'right', and mine alone. I should not impose it by force on any other being for whom my 'right' is 'wrong'. The same goes for the collective right. A perfectly justified statement, for peaceful coexistence, I believe. That sends democracy down the drain, doesn't it? How can we, as each individual in a system, have a peaceful independent existence when we are willing to sacrifice for living in a collective, as in a country, by giving legal power to the majority?

Morality, as follows from the subjective 'right', paves way for what is good for the collective. A fight for a cause is a fight for a social cause. That cause is justified by a 'right'. It may impinge on an individuals' freedom from being the individual's wrong. As a personal example, I was forced by my parents to drink milk, for my good health, even though I felt sick in the stomach, till I revolted. I later found out that I have lactose intolerance. The damage was under control. I knew that my parents had only tried to help me.

The old man had been given multiple ECT's throughout his life based on the caregivers' consent alone, leaving him frail in mind and soul in the later years of his life. Had I been that old man, I would have asked the same question, "Why did you do it?".