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liberal_at_heart

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7. people like easy black and white answers

Reply to cthulu2016 (Original post)

Sat Nov 24, 2012, 10:02 PM

Nov 2012

For most big problems there are no easy black and white answers. Life is messy and complicated. Things that people like to deem as either evil or good are usually both evil and good and getting rid of the evil would also destroy a lot of the good as you mentioned. There is no yin without the yang. That doesn't mean we cant try to find balance but balance means taking some of the good and some of the evil which most people find very unappetizing.

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Something I tell libertarians that a few of us lefties could stand to hear... [View all] cthulu2016 Nov 2012 OP

Capitalism had little to do with it. Arctic Dave Nov 2012 #1

Inventions have effect within their economic framework cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #3

Agreed. I can't imagine not owning what I invented. banned from Kos Nov 2012 #4

If it was just capitalism then all other forms of governing bodies would not have Arctic Dave Nov 2012 #6

Buying/adopting something is not the same as inventing it, and the USSR cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #8

You realize a lot of the you say "we invented" Arctic Dave Nov 2012 #9

We have evidence.. Permanut Nov 2012 #2

If we're going to cull the herd... reusrename Nov 2012 #5

people like easy black and white answers liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #7

What a great argument for all the things the 'left' generally opposes. sabrina 1 Nov 2012 #10

Yes... the OP is quite obviously an argument for wars and prisons. cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #11

Personally, I'm all for genetically modified food... reACTIONary Nov 2012 #12