Those who truly have great righteousness will not harm their kin. Even dogs do not despise their ugly mothers, and there should be no such thing as harming one's family. The so-called "great righteousness harming kin" is often a sign of a person who is extremely cold-hearted or even evil. For thousands of years, across all systems and countries, there has been a natural law: kin protect each other. The law struggles to counter this rule because, before there were laws, human society had already followed the ethics of "family members should not expose each other." A truly compassionate human society should not advocate for "great righteousness harming kin." Reporting can be done by others; family members should not bear immense ethical and moral conflicts. Crimes have their legal punishments, and as children, one has no right to judge their parents and relatives; this is the most basic human morality. Historically, "great righteousness harming kin" has often been loudly promoted, particularly in political struggles and ideological shaping, as it symbolizes individual submission to the collective, with laws and national interests taking precedence over personal feelings. However, excessive admiration for this concept can lead to a cold societal value system where everyone is on guard against each other. To determine whether something is humane, one can observe whether animals would do the same—if even animals would not act that way, then humans should not either.
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