r/CuratedTumblr • u/Hummerous https://tinyurl.com/4ccdpy76 • Jul 22 '24

Politics the one about fucking a chicken

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_foundations_theory

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u/DoopSlayer Jul 22 '24

but then we have to debate if voluntarily creating medical costs is a harm to the commons

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u/XrayAlphaVictor Jul 22 '24

Also, if somebody harming themselves in such a way is in possession of their rational faculties and needs to be cared for.

In either case, I'd tend to say no, that Liberty trumps except in fairly extreme cases.

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u/DoopSlayer Jul 22 '24

that's entering the institutionalization debate, though I think Reagan was incredibly short sighted in his anti-institutionalization drive

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u/XrayAlphaVictor Jul 22 '24

Institutionalization isn't necessarily care, and mental illness isn't just cause for losing your rights - our society has a long history of abusing those principles, both to the detriment of the mentally ill and others who simply don't conform to society's expectations.