Thou shalt not steal is a religious commandment in every major religion. The fact that the secular left has to make this seem an unclear issue indicates that they are all thieves
This is all an emotional manipulation designed to open the door to an erosion of morality. It is designed by people who wish to take advantage of the good nature of others. Marxists. We have quite enough of that. Eventually "good nature" disappears.
When people steal the word will get out and more will steal until anyone not stealing is a dupe. It happens quickly. The social compact is destroyed and everyone suffers.
We should go the other way and become more Japanese and nurture a high trust society.
And that starving child? You BUY her the bread. Or, you give her yours.
There is no current data with any statistical rigor confirming the no longer true, facile assertion, that a disproportionate share of Walmart employees are on SNAP.
Thou shalt not steal is a religious commandment in every major religion. The fact that the secular left has to make this seem an unclear issue indicates that they are all thieves
No no no, a thousand times no.
This is all an emotional manipulation designed to open the door to an erosion of morality. It is designed by people who wish to take advantage of the good nature of others. Marxists. We have quite enough of that. Eventually "good nature" disappears.
When people steal the word will get out and more will steal until anyone not stealing is a dupe. It happens quickly. The social compact is destroyed and everyone suffers.
We should go the other way and become more Japanese and nurture a high trust society.
And that starving child? You BUY her the bread. Or, you give her yours.
Never steal.
It’s pretty obvious in my hypothetical that I didn’t have the bread or the money or I would have bought it.
Then YOU are starving and there's no redress for that anywhere in society. That's an important distinction.
Just so you understand that your actions could be the equivalent of declaring war on your hypothetical society.
This also has nothing to do with current events. I might as well debate an alien invasion or ghosts.
There is no current data with any statistical rigor confirming the no longer true, facile assertion, that a disproportionate share of Walmart employees are on SNAP.
Liberating deliberately underutilized or hoarded resources for broader benefit is generally a social good imho.
Screwing labour is not.
Nor is gaming the financial systems, or grifting.
In between, I’m open to hearing specifics before passing any judgment…
The answer is to steal whenever you're excited to brag about it later