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A blind appeal to "rule of law" is the one argument that I think is stupid on its face. Law as the sole moral barometer will always result in marginalization and injustice. It is the function of protest, civil disobedience, and yes, sometimes violence, to shape law as a function of morality.
In other words, of course we need healthcare reform but literally killing healthcare leaders is a path to anarchy, not reform.
Those who beg for war usually get more war than they wanted.
It’s possible that we have a different definition of sympathetic. For me, I mean that his actions feel justified and I would have no problem with him repeating that.
Supposing you accept that definition of sympathetic…Are you generally supportive of more public assassinations? Who is on your list? What about if your list is different from the generally accepted list?
> It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
-- Voltaire
"Rule of law" is great, but when it fails, vigilance is still an option for justice.
on the other hand, the US government seems to have no problem murdering people in other countries who it perceives to be a threat to its geopolitical aspirations, either directly, or indirectly ("acceptable collateral damage")
Not that I find him a sympathetic character. But the concept of "society" is one of the most evil demons to have ever spawned.
Completely agree. If we just lived in little old villages without the support systems for advanced technological systems, people like his mother would have just shrieked in pain while we sprinkled her with various herbs, and he wouldn't even have any idea of shooting someone for the unfairness, because we'd just accept our fates with aplomb.
(/s if not obvious)
Do you actually think doctors / nurses would be able to get all they need through small trades / manufacturing?
I think that knowledge and technology is much less dependent on "society" than we usually think. But of course it all becomes speculation in the end. The Romans in your example had constant assassinations of the most powerful people of their society. But I get what you mean, and of course you're mostly right.