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> Avoiding the question of where to draw the final line with the question of where to draw the first one just implies that you intend to draw more lines in the
by mcphage 8y ago
> Avoiding the question of where to draw the final line with the question of where to draw the first one just implies that you intend to draw more lines in the future.
No, it just implies that we don't need to have the perfect final answer now. Maybe we'll draw more lines, maybe we'll find out we don't need to, maybe we'll decide that this line was drawn too far and pull it back. We don't need to pretend that we have all the answers yet—we don't even need to pretend we have all the questions yet.
- Kalium 8y agoYou are very wise and thoroughly correct! Perhaps people might consider offering such elegant points as yours, instead of making the claim that the current line is correct and that's all that matters.
- ssully 8y agoI would argue that the people who are concerned about "what future lines will be drawn" when the first line being drawn is banning white supremacists are the ones who should be making more elegant points.