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This sounds like an uber-liberal comment, from the mentality that no one should be blamed and no one should be made to change their behavior because it's not th
by supernova87a 7y ago
This sounds like an uber-liberal comment, from the mentality that no one should be blamed and no one should be made to change their behavior because it's not their fault. By that logic we would never be able to have any regulations at all.
There are objective health and safety standards that countries need to impose to move their development forward. As the other commenter stated below, when it affects others internationally is one such time when the need becomes painfully obvious. People will deal, and move forward. You underestimate how people will deal with it.
China overnight banned gasoline powered motorcycles and mopeds, in the name of public health. Show me how that destroyed the lives of millions of people.
Sometimes you can't live with all the excuses why it can't be done, and just do it and see why it can.
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- infinity0 7y agoYou need to come up with an alternative for people to keep getting their income, before imposing knee-jerk regulations. Which is something that I'd guess you've accused "uber-liberals" of before.
- mistermann 7y agoOne idea might be that China could some of the money they're currently using to build their overseas empire to instead renovate these local markets, and the farmers could continue operating but in a lower risk fashion. Not that this would ever happen, but I doubt it's economically impossible.
- asfarley 7y agoNo, I don't think an alternative is necessary. It might be enough to say 'this harm is unacceptable; finding an alternative is the people's responsibility'. For example, this is how the law treats people who sell drugs. Do you make the same argument re: drug dealers needing an alternative source of income before we criminalize it?
- AdamJacobMuller 7y ago> Do you make the same argument re: drug dealers needing an alternative source of income before we criminalize it? Unfortunately, yes, I've seen people make that argument. I've had people tell me drug dealing is the only job available to some people in some communities, thereby making it acceptable morally and it shouldn't be prosecuted criminally (at least not so harshly).
- infinity0 7y agoSelling food is a bit different than selling drugs.
- koheripbal 7y agoBanning bad activity for a public good should not require the government to "come up with" alternate behavior. That isn't the function of government.