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This argument is a variant of the Yuppie Nuremberg Defense, courtesy of Thank You For Smoking. 1; You know what you're doing is wrong. 2; Everybody has a mort
by pkinsky 13y ago
This argument is a variant of the Yuppie Nuremberg Defense, courtesy of Thank You For Smoking.
1; You know what you're doing is wrong.
2; Everybody has a mortgage to pay.
1; Ah, the yuppie nuremberg defense.
- walshemj 13y agowhat ever a NSA employee has done or not done saying that is the same as a war crime for example the Srebrenica massacre is just childish hyperbole.
- nitrogen 13y agoYou misread the parent comment as comparing the crimes, when in fact it was comparing the excuses for continuing to commit them, using a quote from a movie.
- walshemj 13y agoand your point is what exactly.
- nitrogen 13y agoTwo points: 1. The comment to which you replied wasn't comparing violent war crimes to privacy violations, so your indignation was unnecessary. 2. Whether you're discussing war crimes, selling cancer-causing tobacco products, or spying on innocent civilians, the "just doing my job" and "I have a family and a mortgage" excuses are inadequate justification.