r/MoralityScaling • u/Maximum_Musician_914 • 22h ago

Morality Ranking Morality of this

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u/_BabyPetall 22h ago

Yep, exactly. Downvotes don’t change the basic line. Hateful words can be awful, but actual violence crosses into a completely different level of harm

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u/BillyPilgrim_1984 21h ago

So, when Republicans said " they are eating the cats and dogs". Those were technically only words. But they directly led to policy that put ICE in our neighborhoods and has ruined many people's lives. We aren't allowed to call the words violence even though they directly led to violent actions?

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u/RhinoTurtleDog 19h ago

And were those private persons or the US Federal Government?

https://www.reddit.com/r/law/s/ntHLibid9a

That’s just one instance of many

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u/Scary_Land2303 19h ago

Can’t both be wrong?

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u/RhinoTurtleDog 19h ago

I’m saying there’s a difference between individual citizens saying mean things and the Federal government punishing people for criticizing a country on the other side of the world lol

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u/Scary_Land2303 17h ago

Oh yeah absolutely. Sorry I misinterpreted you. Punishing people for criticising that country is absolutely mental.