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Originally Posted by Fall
Verk, what do you claim you would do when faced with an inevitable or current attack on your own physical well being, families well being, or property? Would you not advocate defending against a mugger or a rapist who preys on those who seem unwilling to fight back?
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of course i would defend myself, my family, friends. . . hell, even people i hardly know.
but how are you drawing a parallel between a different society choosing to behave in a different way and someone "who preys on those who seem unwilling to fight back?" their behavior doesn't threaten our ability to behave the way we want to, but an attacker rapist or whatever would be directly threatening my ability to behave the way i want. . . and in that case they would have to be stopped.
i'm of the opinion that everyone in a society should be allowed to act however they like as long as their actions don't stop anyone else from acting the way they would like. raping, stealing, and murdering don't follow that guideline.