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paulryanrogers on Jan 9, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Luigi Mangione's account has been renamed on Stack...

The argument isn't over what is possible for the powerful. It's about what is right and just.

immibis on Jan 11, 2025 [–]

Why should the powerful care about what's right and just?

(One reason is part of the title of this post)

paulryanrogers on Jan 11, 2025 | [–]

Because if enough of the powerless people agree on what is right, then they may act on that collectively. That could threaten the rich's hold on power.

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