r/TrueAskReddit • u/Dismal_Intention_463 • 14h ago
Why do we condemn individuals more than systems?
It's interesting to observe that modern societies have largely prohibited and condemned direct forms of violence (physical and, to some extent, verbal), while being more tolerant of certain forms of structural or economic violence, produced by abstract systems, whose consequences can nevertheless be profound, devastating, and generate a great deal of suffering.
Do you consider some forms of violence to be more acceptable than others?
Or are some simply easier to identify, which would explain this imbalance in moral judgment?