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   Nowhere Girl (gwynnion@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Feb-2024 20:24:55 JST Nowhere Girl

   I generally block anyone whose argument starts with telling people to "grow the fuck up," as if they're the sole arbiters of mature moral thinking, when they are inevitably willing to make concessions about other people's lives that don't affect them personally.

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     Nowhere Girl (gwynnion@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Feb-2024 20:24:54 JST Nowhere Girl

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     It seems like every hard-nosed political realist and pragmatist only shows up to make the case why some people should be run over by the trolley.

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     Irenes (many) (irenes@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Feb-2024 20:24:54 JST Irenes (many)

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     @gwynnion society should fucking destroy the tracks to prevent people from being tied to them

     or if we're prepared to take a REALLY hard look at ourselves, just stop whoever's been tying people to the tracks so we can keep the infrastructure. but that would require a degree of honesty few are ready for.

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     Nowhere Girl (gwynnion@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Feb-2024 20:25:49 JST Nowhere Girl

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     Like, is Biden preferable to Trump? Yes, obviously. That doesn't make Biden an exemplar of moral courage or anything.

     Compressing our political realities down to a binary black and white choice may make you feel better but it doesn't make you smart or serious. It just means you're too immature to handle those realities.

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     Nowhere Girl (gwynnion@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Feb-2024 20:25:58 JST Nowhere Girl

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     I never argue with someone who endorses voting for Biden while acknowledging his flaws because the alternative is even worse.