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But if you stake your entire argument on something inaccurate because you think it makes the best soundbite, then you risk setting progress back in reality as p

But if you stake your entire argument on something inaccurate because you think it makes the best soundbite, then you risk setting progress back in reality as people decide that you're full of crap about everything else you say. Frankly, it is the average citizen that voted to get us this system, and trying to convince them that they were manipulated into that position by evil corporations is probably a non-starter. IMO it would be more effective to convince them that a puritanical attitude towards criminals has a net negative effect on the rest of society. Get people to focus on the forest instead of the trees.

Red_Leaves_Flyy 5y ago
No ones staking an entire argument on private prisons. The entire industry is an affront to humanity. The average citizen has been staring through the wool for as long as America has been a country. Sure, convincing bible thumpers that retributionary policies against crime make America worse is a hard sell. Doesn't mean we shouldn't make that pitch, or any other pitch that might work. I'm sick of seeing people come out of prison worse than they went in knowing that my taxes paid to worsen their lives and create more suffering.