I don't like scorched earth tactics like "mosquitoes have some measure of intelligence therefore killing a mosquito is exactly like killing a human being therefore maybe mosquitoes should never be killed or maybe killing humans all the time if they're annoying is also fine" arguments. There's degrees and extents and nuance that that argument is missing.
Goblins are shown to be roughly chimpanzee smart, with similar temperament.
So is exterminating chimpanzees acceptable because they do a violence sometimes? That argument is a nonstarter for me.
It is not exactly like killing a human. You should still try to find other ways. Similar goblins are not exactly like humans. Which is a point you are missing here. You can't have it both ways. If they are exactly like humans raiding villages and taking slaves would probably warrant war. Especially if you are a poor farm village. What could they do? Do they jail them? That is alot of mouths to feed in a hard winter. The nobility is not going to help them now. They definitely aren't going to pay for goblin rehabilitation. These aren't modern people. They don't have modern resources.
It is not exactly like killing a human. You should still try to find other ways. Similar goblins are not exactly like humans. Which is a point you are missing here. You can’t have it both ways. If they are exactly like humans raiding villages and taking slaves would probably warrant war. Especially if you are a poor farm village. What could they do? Do they jail them? That is alot of mouths to feed in a hard winter. The nobility is not going to help them now. They definitely aren’t going to pay for goblin rehabilitation. These aren’t modern people. They don’t have modern resources.
I can and have heard these exact arguments for why immigrants/Muslims/unhoused and more simply must be dealt with in unfortunate but necessary ways. It's a disgusting argument and no amount of writer fiction contrivance hides the stench of cryptofascism in it.
I don't like scorched earth tactics like "mosquitoes have some measure of intelligence therefore killing a mosquito is exactly like killing a human being therefore maybe mosquitoes should never be killed or maybe killing humans all the time if they're annoying is also fine" arguments. There's degrees and extents and nuance that that argument is missing.
So is exterminating chimpanzees acceptable because they do a violence sometimes? That argument is a nonstarter for me.
It is not exactly like killing a human. You should still try to find other ways. Similar goblins are not exactly like humans. Which is a point you are missing here. You can't have it both ways. If they are exactly like humans raiding villages and taking slaves would probably warrant war. Especially if you are a poor farm village. What could they do? Do they jail them? That is alot of mouths to feed in a hard winter. The nobility is not going to help them now. They definitely aren't going to pay for goblin rehabilitation. These aren't modern people. They don't have modern resources.
I can and have heard these exact arguments for why immigrants/Muslims/unhoused and more simply must be dealt with in unfortunate but necessary ways. It's a disgusting argument and no amount of writer fiction contrivance hides the stench of cryptofascism in it.