• @mholiv
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      We don’t need to start from Hobbes to understand that, as a society, punishing dangerous drivers is a good thing.

      There is a lot of good reading out there. I recommend this as a starting point when coming to an understanding of violence and society.

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviathan_(Hobbes_book)

      • @Stovetop
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        We don’t need to start from Hobbes

        Recommends Hobbes as a starting point

        I agree 100% but just had a bit of a giggle

        • @mholiv
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          lol. I realized that as I was writing that. But I went with it. Hobbes is a great starting point for people new to political philosophy.

          We just don’t need to start with him.

          I think John Rawls is a better starting place if we were to start a society from scratch. Just a bit harder for people less used to reading philosophical works.

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        Sure, but if simply keeping the roads safe was their only objective, they wouldn’t have things like quotas where they have to shake down a certain number of people for the sake of their budget.