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[-] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Honestly, not much difference between that and chihuahua. Fight to kill out of fear.

Yeah. Everyone has a right to pursue a safe place to be.

If someone or something puts me in an unsafe enough position, I might have to go through them instead of around them to get to safety.

There's no shame in that. It's also nothing to be proud of. It just is.

[-] nomous@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

I've had two different very realistic dreams (years ago) where I shot someone and both of them were terrifying. It's not something I'd look forward to. It'd definitely ruin my week if not my entire month.

[-] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yeah. Absolutely. Even having been robbed a few times really messed with my head. I would hate to have to live with worse.

But I still figure people have a right to seek a safe place to be, and cornered people have a right to use violence, to reach a safe place.

I'll allow there might even be other times when violence might be moral, since life can get pretty complex, but I hope to live my life without having to make that call.

But I believe that when cornered is the only time a human can use violence with a totally free conscience.

It's why Sun Tzu advised we always give even our worst enemy an escape route. It's much better to not have to fight at all, than to have to win a fight with a desperate enemy.

this post was submitted on 19 Dec 2024
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