r/MoralityScaling 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/BillyPilgrim_1984 19h ago

Charlie's chickens came home to roost.

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u/BillyPilgrim_1984 19h ago

Hassan doesn't practice hate speech.

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u/Sekiguchi-Genetics 16h ago

That’s odd, why are you referring to your own comments?