Of course, Russia has some sensible demands, vital interests and justifiable stances in protest.
Many question whether the record labels' stance is a justifiable defense against pirated music, or a dangerous adherence to stubborn traditionalism that stops new music models from ever becoming viable.
While China's negotiating stance is based on justifiable concerns about inclusivity and economics, none of that matters in the face of hard scientific reality.
Maddeningly, the author is devoid of introspection on the big issues.Instead, he wraps himself in self-righteousness and takes potshots at the hapless men who failed to support him, a stance that may be morally justifiable but grows repetitive.
Even if an adaptationist stance of this sort is justifiable for learning mechanisms (and cultural evolutionists typically are adaptationists in this respect) this does not mean that an adaptationist stance is justifiable for learned traits.
Regardless of the motivation, this is not justifiable to the point of leaving ethical principles aside and adopting purely utilitarian stances where "the means are justified by the end," without regard to beneficence, justice and autonomy of the subjects.
Is homicide ever justifiable?
