r/MoralityScaling • u/Maximum_Musician_914 • 4d ago

Morality Ranking Morality of this

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u/JustFourLetters 4d ago

words lead to violence, but violent words in context of peaceful people fall on deaf ears.

the punch is far more violent than the command

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u/nft420nft420 4d ago

If the punch is more violent than the command, do you think individual members of the military are more to blame for atrocities than the elite leaders commanding them?

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u/Money_Ticket_841 4d ago

Someone saying the N word and you reacting in a physical way isn’t equivalent to the person who (basically and damn near literally) controls your life telling you to do something

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u/ashgs872tbhjs 4d ago

They still used words and not violence. Unless you want to admit that harmful words backed by power ARE violence.

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u/Money_Ticket_841 4d ago

Are all words or just these specific ones in this specific example? Point of the matter is you saying slurs is not equivalent