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Were you actively telling everyone you thought the murder of Bin Laden was wrong when it happened? I definitely don't remember seeing a single person doing so i

• josephcsible 2y ago
  A lot of people did exactly that: https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/09/30/i-can-tolerate-anything-except-the-outgroup/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/09/30/i-can-tolerate-anythin...
  • maeil 2y ago
    Thank you, going on my reading list! Definitely not the best example then. Nevertheless, the person I was replying to has 100% voted for murderers assuming they live in the US, unless they never voted for anyone who won. They consume products by businesses who murder. I strongly doubt they're a pacificism absolutist, given how extremely rare those are nowadays, as most people understand how quickly that falls apart when someone shows up with a big stick who can't be reasoned with.
• wakawaka28 2y ago
  There is a huge difference between killing someone who is actively organizing terrorist attacks versus killing a bureaucrat who is in the unfortunate position to catch heat no matter what because he has to say no to some people. Acts of war are seldom considered murder, even by religious people. Vigilantism against someone who didn't even break any laws is definitely murder.
  • immibis 2y ago
    Both of the examples referenced were the killing of someone who killed tens of thousands (at least) of innocent civilians at random. The only reason one doesn't get called terrorism is that there weren't any action movie fireballs involved.