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mk  ·  3981 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: "If a rich person has something you need, you should take it."

:) sorry about that.

However, in all honesty, I think we cannot extract such ideas from the messy reality that we want to apply them to when we are judging their merits. Sometimes the medicine is worse than the disease, and I think the onus is on the one suggesting a remedy to provide a rationale that demonstrates the collateral damage is justified.

IMO the large disparity in wealth is one of the greatest social ills of our time. However, that's why I commented elsewhere on this thread:

    If being right was enough, everything would be so much easier.

It's not enough to demonstrate that stealing is right, or justified. Even when it is, it might not mean that it is the best course of action. This article suggests that since stealing is justified, it should be done. It does not, however, dwell upon the consequences of that approach. Thus, the road to Hell is paved with good intentions.