1. Search for a current news story (article, other piece of writing, or video clip) that examines an ethical issue.
Alternatively, you may search for a current event that you think relates to an ethical issue or theory from the readings or discussion.
Connect the dots in your post and show how the current news story or event relates to an ethical issue or theory identified in the text and/or discussion. Your post should include a link to the news story or event (article, other piece of writing, or video clip).
In addition to sharing the link, you need to show a clear connection between the news story/event and the module material in a post of at least 150 words.
2. The Ethics of Japanese-American Internment During WWII https://youtu.be/jAcIRp-tIBk
As this video shows, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt ordered the internment of thousands of American citizens of Japanese ancestry.
They were not guilty of any crime, but were considered potentially disloyal because of their ancestry. A large number of Americans, possibly a majority, supported the President's action on moral grounds. Then, almost half a century later, Congress awarded every Japanese American who had been interned $20,000 in reparations. Because few people made any public protest, a majority of the American people presumably approved of the congressional action.
Was the internment morally justified?
Was the paying of reparations?
Is it an example of cultural relativism during its era?
Are there any examples today when the US might be practicing or engaging in cultural relativism to morally justify our behavior (foreign or domestic policies)?
Respond in a post of at least 100 words.