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lores 3 hours ago

I've never understood this specific taboo against physical violence. Firing a thousand people or stealing their wages, ruining their life and their families', passing unjust laws that threaten the well-being and happiness of a million, that's ok! A punch in the nose, that's not ok!

There are far worse things than physical violence against one person, and with the end of the rule of law there isn't any other recourse. The one value that is common across all cultures is that the wicked must be punished for their wickedness; expect to see violence against oligarchs and CEOs spread like fire.

SpicyLemonZest 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The idea that firing you or stealing your wages is the worst a CEO can do to you is itself a product of the taboo against physical violence. There are a number of famous incidents from the late 1800s and early 1900s, when the taboo was weaker, of CEOs sending private armies to shoot inconvenient labor movements. It's not an equilibrium you should defect from lightly.

lores 3 hours ago | parent [-]

A CEO can choose physical, mental, legal or financial violence against the common man. The common man only has the choice of physical violence. Without it he is impotent.

xvector 2 hours ago | parent [-]

This mindset trivializes the immense achievements of "the common man" over the course of millennia.

xvector 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

We'd have never progressed as a species with your mentality. Change is painful and it's part and parcel of progress.

Humans would be suffering far more today if we weren't willing to accept short term pains for progress.

lores 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Change and progress like the people of France deciding they had enough of injustice and nobles' impunity, then? A little short-term pain for social progress? We agree.

xvector 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Look where France is now. Can't afford their own retirement.

pesus an hour ago | parent [-]

If that's the worst problem they have, that still sounds like things worked out pretty well compared to most places.

kelnos 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

That sounds suspiciously like a "ends justify the means" argument.

It's easy to say we need to be willing to accept short term pains when it's someone else who has to bear the brunt of them.

pesus 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Are you willing to stand by this argument and give up your career?