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When do you think violence is justified? (kbin.social)

submitted 10 months ago by ReallyKinda@kbin.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Self defense? Only on the battlefield? Only to achieve a ‘noble’ end?

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[–] LemmyFeed@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I heard a quote that has really stuck with me, it goes something like "violence is the supreme authority from which all other authority is derived"

I don't really condone violence, but this quote has really gotten me thinking.

[–] CapeWearingAeroplane@sopuli.xyz 5 points 10 months ago

I think you would be interested in reading a bit on the philosophy of Thomas Hobbs and "the monopoly of violence".

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 0 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Hey, cool it with the Ayn Rand - I've lost a lot of friends to Libretarianism.

[–] LemmyFeed@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So your comment made me find the origin of the quote. While it's not verbatim, the quote comes from starship troopers apparently, definitely not Ayn Rand.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

Heinlein is honestly just the sci-fi Ayn Rand.

[–] DaDragon@kbin.social 0 points 10 months ago

You could just as easily end up on the opposite end of the spectrum, no?