Indeed. Hence "just following orders". Ultimately, I don't believe in this kind of strong culpability but it's clear the people who claim they do don't either and just bring it up when convenient.
Yes, have a moral philosophy which does not lead to total contamination across the interaction graph. It’s okay to pay taxes into the US Government even if some representatives of it act poorly.
But you said "Indirectly is sufficient. You're paying for it to happen.", when I was talking about taxes. What if I have a moral philosophy but my taxes still go to whatever is we are being against? I am indirectly paying for it, but it is coercion, IMO. The "vote for someone else" does not play here, another head of the same dragon.
I was taking that position to illustrate that moral contagion inevitably leads to a declaration of everyone being immoral. Therefore, moral contagion is not a useful differentiator between people.
