3. What if certain wars are utilitarian? Officially many interventions have humanitarian justifications. Is this true? And how would we know?
Yes, here is a survey of me and 6 other EAs on the consequences of recent US military engagements: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1BbVEMsaGx0nXTY8Gg6vGoqIBi3wqnPkg5z54a3bg5SU/viewanalytics
If you want to get into the relevant rationales and data that is another story. But until someone can show that they are really harmful, we don’t have a good enough reason to justify trying to weaken the government.
Yes, here is a survey of me and 6 other EAs on the consequences of recent US military engagements: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1BbVEMsaGx0nXTY8Gg6vGoqIBi3wqnPkg5z54a3bg5SU/viewanalytics
If you want to get into the relevant rationales and data that is another story. But until someone can show that they are really harmful, we don’t have a good enough reason to justify trying to weaken the government.