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by wyager 4484 days ago
>In the United States, we fought an entire war over the question of whether or not a state had the authority to secede from the federal government (the Union). The seceding states lost that fight.

So wars decide what is right and what is wrong?
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aidenn0 4484 days ago
It's not about right and wrong, it's about what you can and can't do. If you do something and the US decides to go to war with you over it, you are SOL.

Philosphers may claim you have a natural right to buy and consume drugs the US government considers illegal, since you aren't harming others; you can then scream about your natrual rights from prison all you want.

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ameister14 4484 days ago
That's a perfectly valid way to decide what is right and wrong. A couple hundred years ago they would call it an "appeal to God."
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lotsofmangos 4484 days ago
No, they decide who is left.
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