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You're not arguing that heroes make sacrifices. You're arguing for some people to be sacrificed. I see nothing noble there. And it seems a rather self-defeatin
by throwanem 7y ago
You're not arguing that heroes make sacrifices. You're arguing for some people to be sacrificed. I see nothing noble there.
And it seems a rather self-defeating argument, besides. Assuming you haven't yet got COVID-19, would you really like the people who handle your food and ship your goods to be working asymptomatic and shedding virus, and unequipped to protect either themselves or you?
- threatofrain 7y agoAs unsavory as it is, I do believe trading humans for humans is part and parcel with government policy. What happened in Wuhan was trading people for people, for example. If you can't talk about trading people, then in a practical sense you can't talk about policy except in circumstances where you find your own speech squeeky clean and safe. Furthermore, in a democracy, if people don't talk about trading people, then someone else will just have to take up that decision, but now the discussion is moved to a room where people don't see. Policy is a dirty job. As for the people who are working right now, what people deserve is the wrong word. The market is a cold world, and so you negotiate for what you can before you can't.
- throwanem 7y agoI think you're wrong about all of that, but I'm not interested in arguing it with you. Even by your own standard, though, great-grandparent commenter is bound to speak openly, rather than being coy about the fact that he's arguing that the life and wellbeing of some should be sacrificed to improve that of others.