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If people of the past would have followed that argument, we would not have seen the declaration of human rights of the French Revolution, not have had the civil war, slaves might still be slaves. Hitler’s successors would reign Europe.

Sometimes good people have to do what is necessary, even when it means to make things worse initially.

No, are we in such a moment now? I don’t know, but that’s the problem, right? You never know at the time.

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When it come to Hitler people will generally approve of political assassinations and infanticide if it would have meant that Hitler were killed before world war 2. Any benefit that society would have gain if those methods would had been established as the norm would however be dwarfed from the negatives. Sometimes bad methods make things initially better, but long term has terrible consequences.

As a minor historical perspective. The French Revolution is know in Europe as one of the bloodiest period in France under the name of Reign of Terror, and ended with Napoleon who then initiated the Napoleonic Wars, which is also know as one of the biggest war in Europe.

> Hitler’s successors would reign Europe.

> Sometimes good people have to do what is necessary, even when it means to make things worse initially.

> No, are we in such a moment now? I don’t know, but that’s the problem, right? You never know at the time.

The other problem is that literal Hitler thought the exact same thing, which is why Mein Kampf got written in a prison.

I wonder if the people four years ago chanting to hang Trump's VP (for accepting having lost the election) also thought they were in the right…

(Not that it matters either way if those people are "mistake theory" (power) rather than "conflict theory" (truth), because I expect all clothes to eventually be worn by various conflict theorists).

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