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> If something happened due to your unprovoked action, it's your fault. So if I punch somebody in the face and they respond by pulling out a gun and shooting a
by Ajedi32 5mo ago
> If something happened due to your unprovoked action, it's your fault.
So if I punch somebody in the face and they respond by pulling out a gun and shooting an innocent bystander, I can be punished for murder?
That's not even remotely how moral responsibility works. People (and nations) are responsible for their own actions, not the actions of others.
- maleldil 5mo agoIt's not a punch in the face. The US executed decapitation strikes meant to kill the country's leadership and bombed civilians. Your analogy doesn't apply.
- Ajedi32 5mo agoThat wasn't an analogy, it was a counterexample to your assertion that "If something happened due to your unprovoked action, it's your fault." That's simply not true when the "something" that happened is another person's doing.