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Iceland allows whaling to resume in ‘massive step backwards’ (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Killing is wrong in general, but can be justified by circumstances.

It is never neutral. Only ever unacceptable or justified.

E.g. killing billions by making the world uninhabitable is unacceptable, whereas smashing an oil execs face in with a baseball bat is obviously justified.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Then you would have no qualms explaining that to their 4 year old daughter who watched you do it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why would I force a child to watch violence? You're a very strange person.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's justified

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It's needlessly cruel