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Thanks for giving me a reply that you've obviously put some thought into. I think your view that government's proper role is to retaliate against predators is

by Frondo 11y ago

Thanks for giving me a reply that you've obviously put some thought into. I think your view that government's proper role is to retaliate against predators is probably one shared by very few. Being more of a pragmatist myself, I'd rather narrow in on views and ideological positions that could get more widespread buy-in. I think you had a good representative line in there, that you think the government's role is to retaliate against predators. I submit that that is a view shared by very few people, and likely no one

maxharris 11y ago
Don't be afraid to adopt a position because you think it will make you a pariah, or because you don't believe that other people are likely to accept it. Neither of those things makes a true thing false. Where would the civil rights movement be if popularity were the yardstick by which an idea is to be judged? Every movement starts out by being unpopular, with ideas no one has heard before. I make no friends among conservatives when I retweet a pro-choice/#shoutyourabortion post on twitter or express support for gay rights. But the fact that some don't like it doesn't matter to me, and if you search deep down, you may find that the immediate approval or buy-in by the majority of others doesn't matter to you either. This might sound like an impractical approach to take, but if your goal is to live in a truly better world, it is by far the most practical thing you can do.