destroying one people to save another theme
The following type of ethical dilemma becomes topical: Can the destruction of one people be justified on account of it saving another? In particular, is a people justified in committing genocide if they think it is necessary for their own survival as a people?
3 total · 3 major
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| blackmirror3x05 | major | We are led to believe that the roaches had to be destroyed to save people, the details are unclear, this may have been true or false even after we learned about the brain implant trickery. |
| ent3x20 | major | Should the Xindi, Degra in particular, destroy the human race in order to save the Xindi people? |
| movie: Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars (2017) | major | The viewer is made to ponder whether the Federation should blow its Mars colony to smithereens or stand idly by and allow it to be overrun by bug aliens and used as a stepping stone to conquering Earth. |