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by vkou 3536 days ago
An abolitionist stealing a slave impedes on the rights of a law-abiding citizen to own another human being as chattel.

Is this really the hill you want to die on?

People turn to protest, violent, or otherwise, when other forms of petition have failed.

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Are you really comparing "going to work without being held hostage", "not having your property looted or burned", and "not being assaulted/murdered" to slavery? Is this really the hill you want to die on?