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A quote worth discussing.

“It may go without saying that violence is wrong. But it is often ignored that for a prosperous society to leave the laborer no remedy but violence for an intolerable condition is just as wrong.” John Dewy. Ethics. I want to make it clear. I am in no way endorsing violence. That would be a two-wrongs fallacy. But I think it is often ignored that abusive labor practices and a massive wealth gap when people are hungry or without healthcare is also violence. It is just legal violence against the least powerful by the most powerful.


“It may go without saying that violence is wrong. But it is often ignored that for a prosperous society to leave the laborer no remedy but violence for an intolerable condition is just as wrong.” John Dewy. Ethics.

I want to make it clear. I am in no way endorsing violence. That would be a two-wrongs fallacy. But I think it is often ignored that abusive labor practices and a massive wealth gap when people are hungry or without healthcare is also violence. It is just legal violence against the least powerful by the most powerful.

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