You talk about lowest common denominator but that's kind of always been a core issue.
Imagine an enlightened and advanced technological culture that refuses to fight. For all their advancements and liberal policies they're still open to being obliterated by another culture that doesn't really care about the whole "war is bad" thing.
I think as society/morals/ethics/law advances, we still need protections in place for "how could somebody exploit this if they don't play by the same rules that we do".
We'll always, unfortunately, still need a person with a large stick and the threat of violence even in a peaceful society.
Imagine an enlightened and advanced technological culture that refuses to fight. For all their advancements and liberal policies they're still open to being obliterated by another culture that doesn't really care about the whole "war is bad" thing.
I think as society/morals/ethics/law advances, we still need protections in place for "how could somebody exploit this if they don't play by the same rules that we do".
We'll always, unfortunately, still need a person with a large stick and the threat of violence even in a peaceful society.