Saving 80,000 Gold Coins in the Different World for My Old Age - Vol. 1 Ch. 8

Dex-chan lover
Joined
Jun 1, 2018
Messages
3,916
I think this girl is a little too smart for everyone else's good.
 
Fed-Kun's army
Joined
Dec 4, 2018
Messages
554
AWESOME MC
MORE SMARTS THAN THE ‘ im an 18 year old just an ordinary student’ beta loser male mcs from other isekais
 
Dex-chan lover
Joined
Nov 16, 2018
Messages
1,528
rare to see a japanese mc with such a realistic view of self defense, half the time they're scared of hurting monsters who attack them on sight..
 
Dex-chan lover
Joined
Jun 30, 2018
Messages
9,854
@botodopo Well, it's easy to think like this but the real question is will she act on these thoughts when the time comes? I'm reserving judgement on her logical self defense mentality until I see if she can follow through with it, or freezes up. Even then, if she still does what she has to despite finding it harder than she thought it would be, that's quite good.
 
Double-page supporter
Joined
Apr 13, 2018
Messages
420
x15.jpg

I agree with killing murderous brigands, highwaymen, and other such bandits in self-defense and also in protecting other potential victims. But I can't agree with the author having the MC, Mitsuha, use the justification of "they're not human" in order to rationalize the killing of those bandits.

The first step on the road towards genocide and inhuman cruelty is to dehumanize others.

"... They're not human anymore. As in, it's fine to exterminate them."

That says it all really. It's probably that very same thought process which led the Japanese to do many of the cruel acts that they engaged in during the Pacific War. The same is true of past genocides committed throughout history by other cultures as well. It's a slippery slope.

Best to acknowledge that the bandits are human, but if you need to kill them in self-defense, then so be it.


Well, that's enough preaching from me, for now.
 
Double-page supporter
Joined
Mar 8, 2019
Messages
574
Finally, an isekai protagonist with the mindset of "if they try to harm me or the people I care about, fuck 'em, they get what they get". So many of these shonen or isekai problems could be solved by just killing the villain when they have the chance.
 

Users who are viewing this thread

Top