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[-] Nougat@kbin.social 25 points 11 months ago

I'll be more clear then:

There are certain actions which "goodness" disallows. There are no actions which "evilness" disallows. This will always give the edge to evil, unless the number who support good are overwhelmingly larger. Just a majority will not do.

[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

And I am reminded, on this holy day, of the sad story of Kitty Genovese. As you all may remember, a long time ago, almost thirty years ago, this poor soul cried out for help time and time again, but no person answered her calls. Though many saw, no one so much as called the police. They all just watched as Kitty was being stabbed to death in broad daylight. They watched as her assailant walked away. Now, we must all fear evil men. But there is another kind of evil which we must fear most, and that is the indifference of good men.

It can easily be argued that the constant kid-gloves approach with Trump and other rich and politically-connected defendants falls under "the indifference of good men."

They understand the laws have been twisted to favor people like Trump, but they keep acting within the confines of the "law" like that makes them "good." No, at best it makes them "lawful neutral" if we're talking D&D alignment.

[-] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 9 points 11 months ago

To be fair, that Kitty Genovese story quoted there isn't really accurate as to what actually happened, as there weren't as many witnesses as popularly understood, they generally did not get a clear picture of what was happening, and several did call the police. Still, I suppose that's just an example and not really the point at hand.

[-] Nougat@kbin.social 8 points 11 months ago

That whole thing about Kitty Genovese - it was sloppy reporting by NYTimes.

[-] null@slrpnk.net 3 points 11 months ago

Though many saw, no one so much as called the police. They all just watched as Kitty was being stabbed to death in broad daylight. They watched as her assailant walked away.

Sorry, why is that being used as a benchmark for "good men"?

[-] Tyfud@lemmy.one 1 points 11 months ago

Those witnesses presumably weren't stabbing other people on the side.

[-] null@slrpnk.net 1 points 11 months ago

So as long as you don't stab people, you're a good person? Dang, I'm a saint!

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