• MudMan@fedia.io
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    1 day ago

    I get what you’re going for, but as presented this is a terrible take, or at least a poorly worded one. Systemic harm isn’t a zero sum game. It’s not about putting the harm on the bad people, it’s about reducing the harm of the system overall without ever crossing the basic ground rules and limitations of the system in the process.

    Not all harm to “the right people” is justified and it’s extremely difficult to determine the limitations around that. You are right that deciding what interests, legitimate or not, to affect when making a decision is the entire point of politics, though.

    • Azzu@lemm.ee
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      13 hours ago

      I mean I was just giving a simple refute to the guy that said all is good if “no one” is harmed, not really debating perfect systems in society. Basically this