I think it’s important to consider that the future enforcement of these principles depends on the more righteous system being capable of defeating any less righteous system that challenges it. A principle that precludes its own perpetuation would in some sense be inconsistent.
There’s also this weird dilemma that it might be beneficial to be able to make credible threats that would be clearly bad if carried out, like the old MAD doctrine.
I think it’s important to consider that the future enforcement of these principles depends on the more righteous system being capable of defeating any less righteous system that challenges it. A principle that precludes its own perpetuation would in some sense be inconsistent.
There’s also this weird dilemma that it might be beneficial to be able to make credible threats that would be clearly bad if carried out, like the old MAD doctrine.