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by n4r9 1916 days ago
> we have laws (set by governments) in a civil society that says violence is wrong

We don't, though. Violence is legal if it's being carried out by state-sanctioned actors such as the police or army in the course of their duties.

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For a state this seems somewhat inevitable, however pretty much all state entities have a duty to use as little violence as possible to get the job done. See European human rights act, Geneva convention etc.

At the end of the day - Violet Gibson wasn’t an employee or representative of any government. She was just someone with mental health issues and a revolver.

Again we come back to Thomas Mair, if your principle is that political violence is fine (again - that’s facism), then the only thing you should find objectionable about him is his politics. He was, after all, following your rules.

Personally I try to follow the “do unto others...” golden rule.

“Kill all others” seems to be the guiding principle of too many people.

> if your principle is that political violence is fine

No, that's not my principle and I've corrected you multiple times.

Lifestyle choice then ?