• Rekorse@sh.itjust.works
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    20 hours ago

    They are jobless people with families to support. Morals come after food for the majority of people. Or are we forgetting how awful it is in this country right now?

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      20 hours ago

      That is absolutely no excuse at all. If I need money, is it okay to rob a bank, or steal deliveries off porches, or burglarize houses, etc.? I consider ALL of those things to be less immoral than kidnapping innocent people, and sending them to random countries to be tortured in prison for the rest of their lives. Or breaking up families, or sending young Americans to a foreign country because their parents brought them here when they were babies, etc.

      No, we haven’t forgotten how awful this country is, and it’s primarily because people like YOU have turned away from the evil that is happening all around us. The solution is to stop it, not to ignore it, or make lame excuses for it.

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        19 hours ago

        I dont know, have you ever been that poor? If so, what high road did you manage to take then?

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          17 hours ago

          I lost everything in 2008, my house, my car, everything. I never compromised my morals. There are always more than enough moral career choices to keep from taking the low road.

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              54 minutes ago

              I worked my way out of it, and as desperate as things were at times, I never chose to do anything illegal or immoral.

              You claim that when people get desperate enough they will do terrible things, and they should be excused for that. Most other people feel that your own bad situation is no excuse to abandon morals and become part of the system that is making life difficult for you.

              There is no excuse for abandoning your morals and victimizing your fellow citizens.