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      9 months ago

      There’s a difference between burning something down and handing control (back) over to a kleptocrat.

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          9 months ago

          Well, one wants to commit genocide in the USA, while the other merely supports a genocide abroad. In the absence of a good choice, you can make the utilitarian argument for the least bad choice.

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          9 months ago

          America in a nutshell: “Oops! All genocide :)”

          They really aren’t the same though. The lesser of two evils is still less evil.