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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.