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Comment author: Vulture 10 August 2014 05:15:52PM 2 points [-]

"Under ordinary circumstances, it's wrong to shoplift a candy bar from a convenience store" isn't particularly controversial.

I think that a lot of anarchists could present pretty substantial cases against that, actually.

Comment author: Azathoth123 10 August 2014 06:51:46PM 2 points [-]

Yes, and there also a lot of crackpots willing to present cases against physical positions that should be uncontroversial.

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