• yeahiknow3@lemmings.world
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    You’re the epitome of the cautionary adage that all it takes for evil to prosper is for good men to do nothing.

    As for your claim that an eye-for-an-eye is somehow bad? Tit-for-tat is an excellent strategy for maintaining successful cooperation.

    Lastly, there’s no coherent normative theory according to which killing is bad categorically. That’s simply ridiculous.

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      I’d rather die a good man than start killing unarmed civilians. Evil can have this worthless hell if more of them truly exist than the rest of us.

      I am unafraid, of them or you.

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        Killing the rich is self-defense. This planet is dying. Every oil executive, private jet owner, and wealthy polluter is guilty as fuck.

        Also they’re not civilians. They’re not even human, as far as I can tell.

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          Dehumanize the enemy and give them no quarter, but you’re so certain that you’re the good guys. Tale as old as time.

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            Buddy, we are just animals trying to survive. The wealthy lack every transcendental value that makes humans special. They’re more like orcs. You want me to say please and thank you as they destroy my world and poison my family?

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              Rejecting reason and giving into animosity, into self-serving instincts, precisely describes the people poisoning the earth. Have fun being just like them. No good outcomes will come from your violent revolution, I can tell you that right now.

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                The person rejecting reason is you. Turning the other cheek is not rational. My conclusions are grounded in first principles, whereas your stance is closer to a religion.