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"The government should use force to compel everyone to live a life I find unobjectionable no matter how far removed cause and effect are, and I'm going to call
by vdqtp3 4y ago
"The government should use force to compel everyone to live a life I find unobjectionable no matter how far removed cause and effect are, and I'm going to call that adhering to the non-aggression principle"
- hackerlight 4y agoThat's a strawman. I never said I was the one to decide, that's up to the democratic process. Also the cause and effect isn't far removed. It's direct, just dilute. Person A is directly harming person B (and persons C, D, E, F, etc) by spewing leaded petrol into the air that person B uses. There is no important difference between this and assaulting someone. One person is significantly harming another person (by giving them brain damage) without consent from that other person. That's the crux of it.
- paulryanrogers 4y agoTo steel man the opposition, I think the harms are more clearly measured. Your face is bruised by a punch. Everyone near a lead-emitter getting dumber is harder to notice. That said, I agree both harms need attention and the latter is more insidious.