self censorship

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limon: what uses of force do you view as legitimate? Were the operations against the Taliban, for example, legitimate in your opinion?

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self defense is legitimate. if someone has a gun pointed at you you can shoot but you cant say well we think he has a gun somwhere in his house but we have no proof, and the bullets cant reach us and the inspectors say otherwise but were gonna drive over and shoot him anyway. you also cant say hey you're kid is a criminal so were gonna kill the whole family. with great power comes great responsibility.

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So what is your answer to the question that was asked?

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here ill continue the analogy. if you neighbor blew up your mailbox, killed your dog then told you he was going to kill your family. then you peaked over his fence and saw his family in black outfits climbing on monkey bars chanting "death to neighbor" youd be justified in jumping the fence and kicking some ass. you would not be justified in then going 2 doors down to someone elses house and kicking their ass just so they wouldnt think about trying something later.