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Originally Posted by corporatejay
Just so there is no ambiguity here. I'm not creating an equivalency between BLM and this. My point was that when you justify violence and destruction of property in the name of some greater good it normalizes that behaviour. This is why rule of law is important, it shouldn't matter why you riot, we don't riot in a civilized society, we protest, peacefully and use discourse. The US has normalized fear, intimidation, destruction of property and violence as a means of political protest. That is a problem for everyone.
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The notion that we can't judge and justify actions on an individual basis, while considering the context surrounding, is peak Kantian intellectual laziness.