Well of course murder is bad. But it was written, He who lives by the sword dies by the sword, and he who lived by denying life(saving treatment) had his life taken away, and people like it. Problem isn't the murder, problem is that everyone nowadays agrees that murder can be a solution, they only differ who is to be murdered.
"Murder is bad, but I'm reasonably sure that CEO also did something that I think was bad, so I'm not really upset about the fact that he was shot in the head." That's a really shallow, awful, poisonous way to look at it. I think if you use a few critical thinking skills you'll see what a miserable proof you've constructed there.
I should also note that the nebulous standards by which you're basically excusing this murder—that Brian Thompson "denied lifesaving treatment" and therefore his killing was somehow equitable—could also be applied to government-run universal healthcare, where certain procedures and medicines, even lifesaving ones, are often delayed or denied. It's part of any healthcare system; it's inevitable. Yet somehow I don't think progressives will be so sanguine about all of this if government health leaders start getting shot in the head. Call me crazy.
I think you misunderstood Pahec97's comment. I believe what they were saying is that the "problem is that everyone nowadays agrees that murder can be a solution." I think that aligns with what you are saying. I believe it is one of the reasons you give for needing to own a gun. I can't deny that is a 'logical' reason for owning a gun, but it is not one that I would rely on. I believe that 'everyone' agreeing that murder can be a solution is only a terrifying reality in this country because there are more guns in the US than people. Guns make murder very easy.
Well of course murder is bad. But it was written, He who lives by the sword dies by the sword, and he who lived by denying life(saving treatment) had his life taken away, and people like it. Problem isn't the murder, problem is that everyone nowadays agrees that murder can be a solution, they only differ who is to be murdered.
"Murder is bad, but I'm reasonably sure that CEO also did something that I think was bad, so I'm not really upset about the fact that he was shot in the head." That's a really shallow, awful, poisonous way to look at it. I think if you use a few critical thinking skills you'll see what a miserable proof you've constructed there.
I should also note that the nebulous standards by which you're basically excusing this murder—that Brian Thompson "denied lifesaving treatment" and therefore his killing was somehow equitable—could also be applied to government-run universal healthcare, where certain procedures and medicines, even lifesaving ones, are often delayed or denied. It's part of any healthcare system; it's inevitable. Yet somehow I don't think progressives will be so sanguine about all of this if government health leaders start getting shot in the head. Call me crazy.
I think you misunderstood Pahec97's comment. I believe what they were saying is that the "problem is that everyone nowadays agrees that murder can be a solution." I think that aligns with what you are saying. I believe it is one of the reasons you give for needing to own a gun. I can't deny that is a 'logical' reason for owning a gun, but it is not one that I would rely on. I believe that 'everyone' agreeing that murder can be a solution is only a terrifying reality in this country because there are more guns in the US than people. Guns make murder very easy.