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I can’t say definitively for the first one, but for the second one, obviously not. However, lies are bad. Presumably they had a motivation to tell such lies,
by drdeca 5y ago
I can’t say definitively for the first one, but for the second one, obviously not.
However, lies are bad.
Presumably they had a motivation to tell such lies, yes? Presumably they believed that telling such lies were to their benefit? Presumably the mechanism by which they believed telling such lies would be to their benefit would be by influencing the actions of others?
Surely you don’t think the reason for the lies is just that they would feel socially awkward if they had been honest?
Presumably they perceived a risk that if they hadn’t lied, that some regulations would have been imposed.
These regulations could have restricted emissions by reducing consumption.
Yes, this would mean that consumers would lose something they wanted.
This does not justify lies.
- coryrc 5y ago> this would mean that consumers would lose something they wanted. When was the last time politicians voted for something >55% of their voters didn't want? LBJ and the Civil Rights Act? How did that turn out? Number 1 shared American value is mass consumerism.
- drdeca 5y agoI didn’t say they people would be against the regulation. I said they would lose something they wanted, which is something people do basically whenever they spend money (they lose money, which is something they want, in exchange for goods or services that they want more).