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Seriously, has anyone made the argument that a death threat is ok? Arguments made by omission can be just as powerful as those made by commission. This is the
by crusso 14y ago
Seriously, has anyone made the argument that a death threat is ok?
Arguments made by omission can be just as powerful as those made by commission.
This is the typical response of "look the other side does it to!".
That's entirely my point. That "typical response" is not logically unfounded. It's a rationale for behavior based upon the correct perception of hypocrisy.
This is why intellectual integrity is IMPORTANT. Intellectual integrity eliminates such justifications. Hypocritical approaches to racism will prevent us from ever really putting it in a context that will make it unarguably immoral.
- Karunamon 14y ago> It's a rationale for behavior based upon the correct perception of hypocrisy. "The other side does it too" is not a rationale. It didn't work with your mom when you were 6, and it doesn't work in the real world either.
- crusso 14y agoYou're confusing an excuse your mom didn't like with an actual rationale. A rationale is a reason for someone to do something. It's empirically the reason given for this kind of behavior in many situations. We may not like that reason or think it's fundamentally the most mature way to behave - but it's still a reason. If you're saying it's illogical, it's not, game theory says that this kind of self-protective behavior is very logical when competing with other actors that are also being self-protective.