Illegalism ≠ amoralism

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Luigi Mangione, with his head tilted to the side, compressed lips, and a furrowed brow, looking away from text which reads: "Killing innocent people for the sake of breaking the law."
Luigi Mangione, with raised brows and an approving frown (like the Obama "not bad" expression), looking at text which reads: "killing certified badguys in blatant disregard for the law."
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This distinction is a lil frustrating for me because I just so happen to also be an amoralist, but it's not inherent to illegalism

I loved this comment by @FundMECFS@lemmy.dbzer0.com

We can think breaking laws in general is good because it makes these useless laws harder to enforce if a lot of people break them. Ie. its a form of resistance against the state.
But [we can] also be staunchly against terrible things like random killings and sexual assault.
One doesn’t entail the other.

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How many guys with Punisher tattoos and stickers on their cars make a big deal about hating Luigi Mangione, I wonder.
I’m a moralist, but I firmly believe that laws != morals. In fact, what little I know about history has shown that laws often lean toward the immoral.
- Laws do not reflect the moral principles of a civilization. Laws are made by the state, and reflect the state's (ruling class's) view of how people should behave.
Aye yo, why my man Luigi in the post? We were kicking it in a McDonald's in Detroit for the last 2 years.
- i hadn't had fries in like five years and remember how luigi bought me some? those were the best fries dude. didn't you get a quarter pounder?