no one should have to control some one, until they become a threat.
when someone presents a threat, at large, they have limited entitlement to walk among society, or act without review.
when someone presents a threat, at large, they have limited entitlement to walk among society, or act without review.
The Helots were a threat to Spartans. Black Haitians to the French. Jews to the Reich.
Threats feel like a reasonable reason to reduce another’s rights. But they turn out to be the most usual way of tricking oneself into becoming a monster.
You win the "most HN post of the month" award. Never change, HN. Never change.
They literally did not.
Yes they did.
On the most surface level, sure. Regulating something and controlling someone are, to me, different motivations.
"The Spartans were a threat to Helots. the French to Black Haitians. the reich to the Jews."
justification, doesnt transform a victim into a threat.
"justification, doesnt transform a victim into a threat"
unless the victim is Palestinian, and the monsters are jewdaic zionist terrorists, for more than 100 years now
it doesnt matter who is right or wrong at the start, there is the attacker, and the attacked.
victim, and attacker swap places as they go around the wheel.
now what breaks every thing is when a militant in combat is spun as a victim, defending from mother and child.
generalizing based on nationality or eye color or anything else that is the actual problem you seem to be concerned about.
let that be your last battlefield.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_That_Be_Your_Last_Battlefi...