Everyones morality is based upon what is best for them. It is just some people believe that taking advantage of others is best for them and don't see that that morality if possessed by all would be to their detriment. But my morality is based on what is best for me and mine. And can then project that outward. Being motivated by self does not necessarily and logically equate to being selfish.
And that is what I said. I am not advocating victimizing people. What I am advocating is that self interest is not evil. It is what EVERYONE does. We all act in our own self interest. Mother Teresa did what she did to ensure her place in heaven. That it benefited people was a desirable by product. I do what I do for me and in the process hope that I help the people that have come to me. I chose to be lawyer because of the injustices I saw in the criminal justice world. But I did it because it is what I wanted to do, not because I hated it but they needed help anyway. My self interest motivated me to work in a way that helps people, and least I hope it does. WIth divorce I am not sure it always works out that way because my client's self interest sometime includes nasty motivations for revenge and greed.
Yep that is what I said
