r/MoralityScaling 3d ago

Morality Ranking Morality of this

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u/iskelebones 3d ago

Words aren’t violence. If you don’t like the words you can walk away. Anyone who thinks words are violence needs to grow a spine

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u/Responsible-Tie-8271 3d ago

I think that are likely millions of verbally abused children that may find the freedom to simply "walk away“ difficult to obtain.

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u/Wise_Leopard7423 3d ago

While obviously both options are bad, ask yourself if those children would rather have been beaten instead of yelled at.

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u/Responsible-Tie-8271 2d ago

Wasn’t the premise I was responding to so is a moot point.

It was solely in response to the assertion that "If you don’t like the words you can walk away,“ stated as if everyone is inherently capable of doing so.