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Theres not a flaw in the logic just because you dislike its conclusion.

by itsanaccount 2y ago

slowmovintarget 2y ago
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- itsanaccount 2y ago
  > The flaw in your position is that the position necessitates the devaluing of life. That does seem like the beginning of a slippery slope. Life is precious. Its a fair point. My ask is does a society that allows for-profit health insurance companies to lobby our leaders, deny coverage in a game style system, directly depriving thousands of people of life... not also devalue life? Personally I'm not actually a big moral crusader, but I do find ecosystems respond with a certain conservation of energy. When one person becomes in charge of such a large cog in a system that steadily devalues life, when they have implicitly promoted such a time of contempt, it seems immensely predictable that they themselves perish in that same ecosystem.
- lazystar 2y ago
  So if you had a chance to go back in time to 1929, you'd leave Hitler alive?
  - CamperBob2 2y ago
    Even the very wise cannot see all ends. Hitler lost the war because he made certain key mistakes -- chasing his country's best scientists out, invading Russia at the wrong time, spending a fortune on gimmicks to murder civilians instead of combat weapons. It's possible that killing Hitler would have paved the way for a more competent, saner leader to emerge.
    - lazystar 2y ago
      > It's possible that killing Hitler would have paved the way for a more competent, saner leader to emerge. only an insane leader would have invaded france from the belgian ardennes; from your logic, ww2 would have been avoided
- harimau777 2y ago
  Yes, because clearly it's the left that devalues life. You known, unless you are queer...
- grecy 2y ago
  When Rosa Parks sat on the bus it was a crime. Sometimes breaking the law is the right thing to do, and results in great improvement.
  - slowmovintarget 2y ago
    Murder and civil disobedience are not equivalent. Rosa Parks hurt no one. That CEO should have gone to prison, but that doesn't make murder OK.
- motorest 2y ago
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allturtles 2y ago
Okay. So we should assassinate all the CEOs. Presumably the president, anyone with significant power in the national security apparatus. Then what? The people rise up? We put you in charge so you can cull all the undesirables?
- deleted 2y ago
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Theres not a flaw in the logic just because you dislike its conclusion.

slowmovintarget 2y ago

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itsanaccount 2y ago
> The flaw in your position is that the position necessitates the devaluing of life. That does seem like the beginning of a slippery slope. Life is precious. Its a fair point. My ask is does a society that allows for-profit health insurance companies to lobby our leaders, deny coverage in a game style system, directly depriving thousands of people of life... not also devalue life? Personally I'm not actually a big moral crusader, but I do find ecosystems respond with a certain conservation of energy. When one person becomes in charge of such a large cog in a system that steadily devalues life, when they have implicitly promoted such a time of contempt, it seems immensely predictable that they themselves perish in that same ecosystem.
lazystar 2y ago
So if you had a chance to go back in time to 1929, you'd leave Hitler alive?
- CamperBob2 2y ago
  Even the very wise cannot see all ends. Hitler lost the war because he made certain key mistakes -- chasing his country's best scientists out, invading Russia at the wrong time, spending a fortune on gimmicks to murder civilians instead of combat weapons. It's possible that killing Hitler would have paved the way for a more competent, saner leader to emerge.
  - lazystar 2y ago
    > It's possible that killing Hitler would have paved the way for a more competent, saner leader to emerge. only an insane leader would have invaded france from the belgian ardennes; from your logic, ww2 would have been avoided
harimau777 2y ago
Yes, because clearly it's the left that devalues life. You known, unless you are queer...
grecy 2y ago
When Rosa Parks sat on the bus it was a crime. Sometimes breaking the law is the right thing to do, and results in great improvement.
- slowmovintarget 2y ago
  Murder and civil disobedience are not equivalent. Rosa Parks hurt no one. That CEO should have gone to prison, but that doesn't make murder OK.
motorest 2y ago
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allturtles 2y ago

Okay. So we should assassinate all the CEOs. Presumably the president, anyone with significant power in the national security apparatus. Then what? The people rise up? We put you in charge so you can cull all the undesirables?

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