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mk  ·  4042 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: "If a rich person has something you need, you should take it."

I meant that if being in the right does not mean that stealing is the best course of action.

It's a flaw in so many arguments. Justification for the ends does not mean justification for the means. Without both, your actions are creating another unjust system.





wasoxygen  ·  4042 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Okay. Would you endorse the following statment then?

"It's okay to steal, as long as it's from a rich person. However, stealing may not be the best course of action."

mk  ·  4042 days ago  ·  link  ·  

No. Not at all.

Stealing is more than a physical act, it is a powerful statement. My point is, justifying the motivation for theft does not justify the theft.

wasoxygen  ·  4042 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Got it, thanks.

I like your aphorisms, especially "justification for the ends does not mean justification for the means." Now I feel kind of bad about making you boil them down into simple truisms.