Camus foresaw an era of state terrorism that denies equal life value

Evidence

As Camus predicted, “Other men to come consumed with the same devouring faith as these, will find their methods sentimental and refuse to admit that any one life is the equivalent of another.” And he went on to warn that then would come “the time of philosopher-executioners and of state terrorism.” — Grégoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, 510

Categorization

• XREF: Echoes the reader’s concern about new ethical-political norms that are neither war nor peace. — connects to: Refusing equal value of lives yields state terrorism and philosopher-executioners; Terrorism is not uniquely Islamic but also stems from corruption and state negligence; State-sponsored death corrupts the moral life of a modern nation. — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 662
• SEED: Camus’s ‘philosopher-executioners’ forecast can anchor an essay on how counterterror drone doctrine legitimizes assassination.

Related

• Refusing equal value of lives yields state terrorism and philosopher-executioners (similarity 0.88)

Broader Connections

• State-sponsored death corrupts the moral life of a modern nation. #expands (0.65) — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 662
• Terrorism is not uniquely Islamic but also stems from corruption and state negligence #qualifies (0.55)