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When do you think violence is justified? (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by ReallyKinda@kbin.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Self defense? Only on the battlefield? Only to achieve a ‘noble’ end?

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[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hey, cool it with the Ayn Rand - I've lost a lot of friends to Libretarianism.

[–] LemmyFeed@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So your comment made me find the origin of the quote. While it's not verbatim, the quote comes from starship troopers apparently, definitely not Ayn Rand.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Heinlein is honestly just the sci-fi Ayn Rand.

[–] DaDragon@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

You could just as easily end up on the opposite end of the spectrum, no?