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Rade said:Morality is a code of ethics adopted by a group of humans that is accepted by all within the group by choice. There is only one standard of moral value for this group, the life of the individual human being. Thus, yes, I hold that assassination of any individual, or terrorism against groups of individuals, are both immoral because both acts take the life of an individual without just cause. An example of just cause would be self-defense, but neither assassination nor terrorism are acts of self-defense (by self I mean one person). By your definition of just act of assassination the current President of the USA should have been justly assassinated many months ago--but I am sure this is not what you really mean--is it.
With your definition of morality as just a social convention, it would be possible to conceive of a society where the assassination of an unpopular president WOULD be seen as a moral act! Indeed do not the assassins of culturally unpopular figures justify themselves as performaing a moral duty? Should we accept this since we can tell ourselves "In their culture if not ours, that is legitimate"?