Interesting question. I suspect that it’s similar (but different) to asking, should you watch a movie made by someone who later was found to be a criminal at the time that movie was made.
I suspect that the answer depends on your personal moral compass, the norms, values and standards you shape your life by.
There’s a famous speech by Australian Lieutenant General David Lindsay Morrison AO, who said:
“The standard you walk past, is the standard you accept.”
In other words, I think it’s up to each individual to decide how they feel about it and act accordingly.
But you asked how I feel about it.
In short, I think that we live in a civil society where the regime in that country is not representative of a world I want to be part of. As such, travelling there under the current regime is not something I’d contemplate.
I’d also point out that I feel the same way about visiting the United States of America under its current regime.
Finally, I suppose there’s an aspect of risk associated with visiting either country. I have no way to evaluate how that might compare with other extreme sports, but I suppose there’s a thrill that draws in some individuals, overriding any moral considerations.
Interesting question. I suspect that it’s similar (but different) to asking, should you watch a movie made by someone who later was found to be a criminal at the time that movie was made.
I suspect that the answer depends on your personal moral compass, the norms, values and standards you shape your life by.
There’s a famous speech by Australian Lieutenant General David Lindsay Morrison AO, who said:
Source: https://en.m.wikiquote.org/wiki/David_Morrison
In other words, I think it’s up to each individual to decide how they feel about it and act accordingly.
But you asked how I feel about it.
In short, I think that we live in a civil society where the regime in that country is not representative of a world I want to be part of. As such, travelling there under the current regime is not something I’d contemplate.
I’d also point out that I feel the same way about visiting the United States of America under its current regime.
Finally, I suppose there’s an aspect of risk associated with visiting either country. I have no way to evaluate how that might compare with other extreme sports, but I suppose there’s a thrill that draws in some individuals, overriding any moral considerations.