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  • Taalnazi@lemmy.worldto196@lemmy.blahaj.zonesummary execution rule
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    22 days ago

    I’m aware of the quote being for that reference. But I wanted to extend the quote to be more applicable to general life.

    Of course lethal force is rational as proportional self-defence, hence why I specified the ‘not too eager to let live’. Because while mercy and kindness are a Good, it is no good if that comes at the cost of your survival as eg. a minority. You gotta reason with most, but you gotta punch a fascist.


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    23 days ago

    While it’s a great quote, I’ll add an amendment:

    “Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death or to let live in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.”

    Live and let live works, but only if the other also does so. When one does not allow you to live as you want, because what they do harms you, then that ends there.