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0 pointsJoeAltmaier6y ago0 comments

Because, as indicated, it 'buys absolution' for the individual. That means they don't have to do anything else to feel they are contributing. Which shoots the moonshot in the foot.

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beat6y ago

That's a lazy, cynical argument. The core of conservatism is "People are awful". What if people aren't awful?

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yellowapple6y ago

You're assuming that they're indeed not doing anything else. I strongly doubt that's an accurate assumption.

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