• intensely_human@lemm.ee
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    30 days ago

    Thinking that it is better to cause harm o an attacker rather than permitting the attacker to harm oneself is not a dystopian attitude.

    A place in which it is possible that someone might try to hurt you isn’t a dystopia. It’s a natural part of reality.

    A place in which no aggression exists is, however, a utopia.

    • CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
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      29 days ago

      The dystopian attitude is “you better be ready to severely harm someone at a moment’s notice every day, otherwise you’re just unprepared for day to day life.”