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The cruelty is the point.

• cam_l 3y ago
  This is certainly DeSantis' personal motto. But it is worth remembering and repeating to yourself whenever you find a policy which has an 'unfortunate' and cruel side effect. Nine times out of ten, the cruelty is the point, and the actual side effect is the stated aim. It is worth remembering, even when you support the policy.
  • throw_away2 3y ago
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_purpose_of_a_system_is_what_it_does https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_purpose_of_a_system_is_wha...
  • Smoosh 3y ago
    Remember that if someone else is made worse off, logically you must now be better off. /s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-sum_game https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-sum_game