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@rezaaslan @fardarter Are we supposed to be such simple-minded utilitarians that comparing magnitudes of injustices is seen as cogent point?

@CorvusWhiteneck Proportionality of punishment seems an issue of justice beyond simple-minded utilitarianism. @rezaaslan

@fardarter @rezaaslan Proper comparison isn't 1000/3, it is (1000/0)/(3/0). Infinity/infinity. Neither 1000 nor 3 deserves what they've had.

@CorvusWhiteneck more severely than people who commit lesser crimes? Second (and separately), do you support collective punishment?

@fardarter I completely reject collective punishment. But the issue of more severe/lesser crimes depends entirely upon how those are defined

@CorvusWhiteneck Ok, so the collective punishment issue is key hear. The original tweet raises the immorality of collective punishment as

@fardarter also the subjects of collective punishment. So we're comparing 2 proportionally infinite wrongs as if there's wisdom to be had...

@CorvusWhiteneck which supports the politics on the Israeli side.