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the point is, there's a difference between "shouting fire in a theater" vs. "russian agents disguised as patrons shouting fire in a theater with the express pur
by disambiguation 5y ago
the point is, there's a difference between "shouting fire in a theater" vs. "russian agents disguised as patrons shouting fire in a theater with the express purpose of causing chaos and harm"
- alfiedotwtf 5y agoIs there an actual difference in the eyes of patrons?
- disambiguation 5y agorelativism is the wrong answer. intent and identity matter. knowing who caused you harm and why is necessary in stopping it from happening again. in the real world, society depends on neighbors working together towards a common notion of the greater good. if I live in a community that I depend on and I cause chaos, I will feel the consequences. if I am a foreign agent, I am decoupled from those consequences, and may even benefit by virtue of undermining an enemy. if the bad actors out weigh the good actors, then society cannot function. and if you see your neighbors as being as bad as your enemies, then your enemies have truly won.