Vesselism

=Axioms= An axiom is something I assert as automatically true for my ideological framework to function. If you find my axioms disagreeable then tough shit because you arguing at me probably won't change my mind.

Deontological Rights/Natural Law [[File:Volu.png]]
When an individual is a moral agent in full control of their body and actions, this means they own their person and as such have rights under natural law derived from their self-ownership. Anarcho-Capitalists call this the NAP (Non-Aggression Principle) because they believe it applies to everyone and unconditionally prescribes that you shouldn't initiate force against anyone. This belief is stupid, and I use other principles to make the application of natural law more smooth and conditional to make dealing with the nonsense of evil people easier because fuck them. Some fun rights which come out of natural law are the right to bodily autonomy, property rights, freedom of expression, the right to bang your mom, and everything shitlibs worry about when it comes to muh human rights comes from. These rights are conditional on the level of moral agency a human has, and affects what kind of consequences can be inflicted on them when they violate someone elses' rights by being a dick.

Virtue Ethics [[File:Virtue_ethics_icon.png]]
In addition to things people do having to be ethical, things people do should also have to be virtuous in order to be good. If a "good" action directly facilitates unethical behavior then it conflicts with the first a primary virtue important in my flavor of virtue ethics. Justice. If taking an action would result in or facilitate injustice directly, then it is automatically bad. Don't do it. Moron. Other important virtues are Temperance, Humility, Kindness, Long Suffering, Patience, Thankfulness, Charity, and Honesty.

Temperance
Temperance as a virtue involves pacing and limiting one owns' consumption, and making do with only what you need to achieve a given goal you may have. Be it simply being alive, or playing video games, or building something. Temperance is important because in emphasizes moderation, and building healthy habits around consumption, spending, and planning. Things which can be very hard if you're constantly in the grip of a consumerist frenzy.

Humility
Humility is not exaggerating, or bragging about your personal achievements, immutable traits, or any other fixture of our ephemeral human lives. While there is nothing wrong with enjoying things and talking about those things, bandying about everything you've ever been involved with is annoying and inconsiderate. The reason humility is important, is because its absence can cause a person to overestimate their abilities and make mistakes. As well as draw Envy from others, which is a very dangerous thing.

Kindness
While unconditional altruism is basically suicide, Kindness is still an important virtue when weighed in moderation. Kindness involves letting go of little mistakes others make sometimes, and always remembering that there is another error prone human in every societal interaction you perform somewhere in the process. Politeness is also a part of being kind, even if you're in a bad mood it is pretty mean (and arguably abusive) to let that leak out into unrelated interactions. When people ask "How was your day" they don't want to hear a play by play of how you stubbed your toe or something, they want a one sentence barometer of your mood so they know how to best treat you today. Being kind in moderation is a good habit which makes everyone around you happier.

Long Suffering
There are a lot of terrible things which can happen in a person's day to day life which are no ones' fault in particular. Maybe prices on a good or service you use rose and now you have less money than you expected. Maybe you got sick. Maybe something fell onto your car, or your head due to turbulent weather. At any rate, it is very important to keep your head up and try to keep going despite the innate unfairness of existence, and while it is natural to get angry at these things it is generally bad to be having a meltdown every 5 minutes. So make sure you have a healthy outlet and strategies to deal with the bad things in life.