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> That guy is an enthusiastic cheerleader for a fascist political movement I agree with Rayiner about precious little, but he seems to want the best for everyo
by dctoedt 2y ago
> That guy is an enthusiastic cheerleader for a fascist political movement
I agree with Rayiner about precious little, but he seems to want the best for everyone, not just for himself, and he's a very-smart lawyer and engineer, so Hanlon's [Heinlein's?] Razor is a good rule of thumb here. He's an example of the way in which good people can have incomplete and/or "assume a can opener" mental models of human nature, as I did for years (and doubtless still do in many respects), back when I was a staunchly-conservative Republican.
- elktown 2y ago> but he seems to want the best for everyone This kind of indefinite benefit of the doubt is just class solidarity within the upper middle class.
- dctoedt 2y ago> This kind of indefinite benefit of the doubt is just class solidarity within the upper middle class. Could be, but I've gradually learned that I need to try to follow Hanlon's Razor for everyone — difficult as that can be sometimes ....