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   Heidi Li Feldman (heidilifeldman@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 31-Aug-2024 13:04:44 JST Heidi Li Feldman

   Who knows precisely why some of us care deeply about justice, fairness, rule of law, and the ideal of a wholly pluralistic democracy? For me, commitments to all of those connects with a deep respect for the dignity of persons. Nobody should be treated as a means to somebody else’s ends. Nobody should be considered the instrument of somebody else’s wealth or power. Each of us should be treated as an agent, somebody with the capacity to author their own ends.1/

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     Heidi Li Feldman (heidilifeldman@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 31-Aug-2024 13:04:44 JST Heidi Li Feldman

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     Government has two legitimate purposes, in my view. First, to protect public safety so as to create minimal conditions for each of us to pursue our own goals. Second, to provide as much interpersonal justice to each of us so that social cooperation affords each of us a fair shot at success in achieving our goals. 2/