the-pi-guy said:
o_O.Q said:
"Only if the armed oppressor is bigger, or less ethical. "
i think that being an oppressor and being ethical at the same time is kind of an oxymoron don't you think?
In general yes, that's an oxymoron.
"I didn't realize you were unable to understand the facts beyond the examples that I gave you. "
i was pointing out that it was fallacious to use the world wars as representations of how things have been throughout human history
I was pointing out that statistically, even the world wars were safer than most of human history. Those are the facts.
"This is why there is a necessity to have an educated populace."
education does not taken away the limitations that cause people to be selfish, or envious or greedy etc etc etc
in fact it amplifies those traits in many instances
therefore, the idea that we can simply teach people out of wanting to be malevolent is a waste of time
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Most people aren't needlessly malevolent. The vast majority of people tend to be decent.
The point is that people who are educated can vote for what is actually best for them.
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"Most people aren't needlessly malevolent. The vast majority of people tend to be decent. "
everyone is malevolent and decent at the same time to varying degrees
no one is decent 100% of the time
you mean to tell me that you've never done an evil act knowing at the time that it as wrong?
you'd be the first human being that has accomplished that i'm sure
