[–] 6 points 2 years ago (5 children)

The ends justify the means?

Hypotheticaly then: if I had a 100% guarantee that murdering all babies would get them into heaven, but you'd go to hell, is it morally right to murder all babies? The ends justify the means, do they not? We need to get babies to heaven! So murder them all!

No, it's absolutely still monstrous. Because utilitarianism is stupid.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Wars are by definition lawful. Sorry you're wrong

    It's also not a twisted definition. It's the literal dictionary definition that all countries use when defining terrorism.

    And no, if war time acts were not lawful, all war is terrorism which it isn't so again you're wrong.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (4 children)

    Israel can't be called terrorism because terrorism must be—by definition—unlawful

    the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.

    Emphasis mine.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    "Hey so I know we've been doing a genocide but look, we're being really nice when we bomb innocent civilians homes by letting them know we're going to bomb their homes."

    This (a) doesn't excuse literal genocide and (b) is just a "nicer" version of exactly the thing they're appalled Hamas just did. You don't get to cry foul if you're going to retaliate with a tit for tat play.

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