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>Only real world power matters. Might makes right. The latter isn't just a rephrasing of the former but an expression of assent to it, and most people probably
by whatshisface 4y ago
>Only real world power matters. Might makes right.
The latter isn't just a rephrasing of the former but an expression of assent to it, and most people probably don't mean that.
- anonporridge 4y agoIt's often hard to tell if a person making an ugly statement is saying it with approval that this is the way things ought to be, or if they are saying it as an observation of harsh reality and they aren't attaching a moral judgement to that observation. Many people then assume the former and label the speaker as malicious when they are simply sharing their observation. In my view, "might makes right" is simply an observation of harsh reality. Ignoring that reality is folly.