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This is the cognitive dissonance of trying to explain away the underlying truth that you want to help people you sympathize with, but not the people you don't.
by zaroth 9y ago
This is the cognitive dissonance of trying to explain away the underlying truth that you want to help people you sympathize with, but not the people you don't.
- scarface74 9y agoI don’t have a problem helping the people in Houston relocate and pay them what was fair market value for their homes.
- zaroth 9y agoBut presumably you do have a problem helping them rebuild their homes where they live. And you don't have that same problem with the people of Puerto Rico, because... it's an island. Surrounded by big water. Whether or not you can drive a car to a neighboring state is not a compelling factor on whether or not people should have to pick up and leave their home because other people no longer consider it feasible for them to live there.
- icelancer 9y agoPuerto Ricans have freedom of movement as well. Pay them fair market value for their houses + transportation and move them to Florida. PR is at much larger risk than the Houston metropolitan area to future disasters. Seems fair, yeah?