Rejection of moral truism opens “Pandora’s Box,” allowing the intellectual elite to reject, among many, the principle of Universality. This is how for instance, presidents and other sovereigns place themselves above any law. This results in ‘legal’ genocides and preemptive wars, to name a few.
Noam Chomsky explains it well in this early 2013 presentation, which is displayed below. This is one truth the public must know. When they do, beware the power of the world’s “second superpower,” your opinion.
The Imperial Presidency 2013: