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> If he/she earned it legally, they deserve it. Utter nonsense. Legal doesn't equal moral nor does it mean fair. Slavery was legal, that doesn't mean the slav

> If he/she earned it legally, they deserve it. Utter nonsense. Legal doesn't equal moral nor does it mean fair. Slavery was legal, that doesn't mean the slave owners deserved the profits from their labor (you apparently think it does). Legals means nothing more than we can't put you in jail yet.

Zhenya 11y ago
Eyeroll. And who decides morality? You? No thanks.
- gnaritas 11y ago
  No, we; that's what democracy is for, we evolve and over time, the law catches up as the common morality evolves. Or do you really think slave owners deserved their money because it was made legally? That was your argument, that legal means they deserve it, stand by your argument.
  - Zhenya 11y ago
    And "we" decide laws. I'll stick to those.
    - gnaritas 11y ago
      I didn't say you shouldn't, I just said being legal doesn't make something just; that's a fact.
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