Emancipatory projects can force one to oppress others whose goals one endorses

Evidence

Even valid projects of emancipation may involve confl icts, she notes. For example, “during the course of the last war, no [European] anti-fascist could have wanted the revolts of the natives in the British empire to be successful; on the contrary, these revolts were supported by the Fascist regimes; and yet, we cannot blame those who, considering their emancipation to be more urgent, took advantage of the situation to obtain it. Th us, it is possible, and oft en happens, that one fi nds oneself obliged to oppress and kill men who are pursuing goals whose validity one acknowledges oneself” (EA, 98–99). — Christine Daigle, Jacob Golomb (eds.), Beauvoir and Sartre, 501

Categorization

• DEFINE: The Ethics of Ambiguity passage illustrates the ethical predicament where genuinely valid projects collide — expanding on what ambiguity means in practice.
• XREF: connects to: Well-intentioned individuals can unknowingly contribute to racist institutional projects — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1559; Benevolent beliefs can recruit subordinates into supporting their own oppression. — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 773; Freedom rhetoric can be recast to demand freedom to oppress — Ibram X. Kendi, Stamped from the Beginning: The…, 948 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Well-intentioned individuals can unknowingly contribute to racist institutional projects #complicates (0.80) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1559
• Benevolent beliefs can recruit subordinates into supporting their own oppression. #complicates (0.80) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 773
• Freedom rhetoric can be recast to demand freedom to oppress #complicates (0.75) — Ibram X. Kendi, Stamped from the Beginning, 948