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yoelhacks | 1 year ago

Choosing which immoral deeds to make illegal is a very central role of government!

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impalallama|1 year ago

Either there's some unstated sarcasm or the person above made the most hn libertarian-ass comment I seen in a while.

Yes I would like functional civil institutions that are able to protect me from the unethical behavior of others. Welcome to Civics 101 today we are reading John Locke.

pessimizer|1 year ago

"People should just stop" is never the right answer. You might as well be commanding an engine to stop overheating.

> Yes I would like functional civil institutions that are able to protect me from the unethical behavior of others.

This is the opposite of claiming that people should become more moral. This is setting rules. They shouldn't be set around "morality," they should be set around established civil liberties.