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GMoromisato 3 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Sam Altman's response to Molotov cocktail incident

Except in our system of government, it is the government (via the courts) that decides what is "justified". It is literally called the "Judicial System".

You can't just decide on your own that violence is justified.

pocksuppet 88 days ago [–]

You can, but the government really doesn't like having its authority disobeyed, and there will be consequences.

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