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> provide a single example. India is not a single example. You didn't have the same objection to comment agreeing with your point that used > Here in Europe
by dominotw 8y ago
> provide a single example.
India is not a single example.
You didn't have the same objection to comment agreeing with your point that used
> Here in Europe
> If your point is that since prisoners are not humanely treated in government run prisons then it is OK for them to be treated the way described in the article then I think your position is morally repugnant.
I dont' think he said that, I read it as refuting your analysis by giving you a counter example where removing the culprit you idientified as cause didn't solve the original problem
- skh 8y agoIndia is not a single example. You don't count India switching to a capitalist system from a socialist system and improving as a single example of the profit motive making things better. Great. What is your point? Let's say it is x number of examples. The claim that was made can only be shown to be true if it is demonstrated that it works in every single example and not some small subset of examples. So pointing out that you think the example given counts as many instances of the claim being true is not relevant.
- dominotw 8y ago> You claim that being profit driven does make things magically better and provide a single example. > you think the example given counts as many instances of the claim being true is not relevant. > claim that was made can only be shown to be true if it is demonstrated that it works in every single example and not some small subset of examples. Your claim that govt run prisons are more humane doesn't "works in every single example" either, as pointed out by GP.
- skh 8y agoI didn’t claim government run prisons are always better. I’ve consistently said they are generally better.
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