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I can't tell if this is a serious comment or a facetious one. Do you know me from somewhere else? Very strange. If serious, I believe that it would be categori
by nomat 11y ago
I can't tell if this is a serious comment or a facetious one. Do you know me from somewhere else? Very strange.
If serious, I believe that it would be categorized under the "appeal to nature" group of fallacies. Secondly, who is "we" in this situation? People are making their own choices. We live in a representative democracy and people vote to decide things. Not everybody gets their way all the time. And then, is it worth the time and energy spent on differentiating between those who can't hunt and those who won't? I would think it's much more efficient to assume that everyone who asks for help needs it and simply help them.
- clarkmoody 11y agoI agree with mangeletti's first sentence completely, but I have no comment on his appeal to nature. Democracy is one of the most insidious forms of government, since it gives the people the illusion of choice and the "we made this decision together" mindset. The problem is that a bare majority of voters (not population), can force its will upon all others in society, bringing down the hammer of government arbitrarily on any group it chooses. Look how politicians who win a decisive presidential race in the electoral college go into office with a self-proclaimed "mandate from the people" to change things. Now his every action cannot be scrutinized because "we" chose this course. Ridiculous. And don't get me started on wars waged by democracies...