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Ah yes, the poor innocent dictator minding his own business while killing thousands of protestors.

bambax 8mo ago
If what matters is the number of people killed, the next two should be Putin and Netanyahu. Yet I have a feeling that will not happen.
- TulliusCicero 8mo ago
  Pretty much by definition, dictators do not allow themselves to be removed by the people through peaceful means, which is why it's easy to draw a line there. If someone's a dictator, it's morally okay to kill them. Always.
  - bambax 8mo ago
    Why isn't Trump bombarding the Kremlin? Isn't Putin a much larger threat to world peace than any leader of Iran? Also, it's never "morally okay" to kill anyone, ever; the fact that the US still has the death penalty shows how little they understand about morals and logic.
    - Psychoshy_bc1q 8mo ago
      Because Russia has Nuclear Weapons dummy
      - bambax 8mo ago
        Aaaah thanks, I didn't know that and my question wasn't rhetorical. It's cool we have all those new users on HN who are helping us understand the world.
    - devld 8mo ago
      > Why isn't Trump bombarding the Kremlin? Isn't Putin a much larger threat to world peace than any leader of Iran? Russia is not a threat to the US per MAD doctrine. If Iran had nukes, you might believe that they could actually be mad enough to use them and because Russia has nukes, no one would try this with Putin. > Also, it's never "morally okay" to kill anyone, ever; the fact that the US still has the death penalty shows how little they understand about morals and logic. Never, ever? Even self-defence? Or what would you do if you were living in a hunter-gatherer society that did not have the capability to imprison someone for life and you had a murdering psycho in your tribe? Expel him so he can come back and kill more people? Logic?
    - TulliusCicero 8mo ago
      Because it's easier for him to bully Iran, it just so happens that Iran's government is worthy of bullying.
xannabxlle 8mo ago
Falling for the same lies as "Saddam's WMDs" in 2026 is crazy. Keep that energy with Kim Jong Un, or Netanyahu. Oh wait, Israel is America's boss.
- dismalaf 8mo ago
  There's plenty of footage out there if you want to see the bodies.

If what matters is the number of people killed, the next two should be Putin and Netanyahu. Yet I have a feeling that will not happen.

TulliusCicero 8mo ago
Pretty much by definition, dictators do not allow themselves to be removed by the people through peaceful means, which is why it's easy to draw a line there. If someone's a dictator, it's morally okay to kill them. Always.
- bambax 8mo ago
  Why isn't Trump bombarding the Kremlin? Isn't Putin a much larger threat to world peace than any leader of Iran? Also, it's never "morally okay" to kill anyone, ever; the fact that the US still has the death penalty shows how little they understand about morals and logic.
  - Psychoshy_bc1q 8mo ago
    Because Russia has Nuclear Weapons dummy
    - bambax 8mo ago
      Aaaah thanks, I didn't know that and my question wasn't rhetorical. It's cool we have all those new users on HN who are helping us understand the world.
  - devld 8mo ago
    > Why isn't Trump bombarding the Kremlin? Isn't Putin a much larger threat to world peace than any leader of Iran? Russia is not a threat to the US per MAD doctrine. If Iran had nukes, you might believe that they could actually be mad enough to use them and because Russia has nukes, no one would try this with Putin. > Also, it's never "morally okay" to kill anyone, ever; the fact that the US still has the death penalty shows how little they understand about morals and logic. Never, ever? Even self-defence? Or what would you do if you were living in a hunter-gatherer society that did not have the capability to imprison someone for life and you had a murdering psycho in your tribe? Expel him so he can come back and kill more people? Logic?
  - TulliusCicero 8mo ago
    Because it's easier for him to bully Iran, it just so happens that Iran's government is worthy of bullying.

xannabxlle 8mo ago

Falling for the same lies as "Saddam's WMDs" in 2026 is crazy. Keep that energy with Kim Jong Un, or Netanyahu. Oh wait, Israel is America's boss.

dismalaf 8mo ago
There's plenty of footage out there if you want to see the bodies.