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But it's not a cycle. Governments have been trending towards policies I like since long before I was born. And the people who want to hold back the progress I

But it's not a cycle. Governments have been trending towards policies I like since long before I was born. And the people who want to hold back the progress I want, don't seem to respect precedent any more than I do. Why should I be faithful in this game theory when they seem to have already betrayed?

cato_the_elder 5y ago
> Governments have been trending towards policies I like since long before I was born. Assuming you aren't too young, were you in favour of going to war in Iraq and Afghanistan? The Patriot Act? Trump's travel ban? The the long arc of the moral universe doesn't always bend towards our understanding of justice.