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Moral justification for the execution of criminals of war?
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RE: Moral justification for the execution of criminals of war?
August 8, 2022 at 10:16 pm
(August 8, 2022 at 12:35 pm)Jehanne Wrote:
(August 8, 2022 at 9:40 am)Angrboda Wrote: I'm inclined to think the social contract is a myth.  People respond to force and risk.  Mythical tit-for-tats have little to do with it.

It's only a myth until the police go on strike.

I don't see how that changes anything. Law or no law, people respond contextually, not to some invisible hand in the background.
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RE: Moral justification for the execution of criminals of war? - by Angrboda - August 8, 2022 at 10:16 pm

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