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In: Ukraine Crisis  — view comment
Absolutely. I get that. So Ukraine just gets to be a pawn. And maybe invasion is the only way to draw a line in the sand. But the irony is that if Rus...
February 23, 2022 at 16:12
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
No. Putin just wants to shove it down Biden's throat that he's impotent.
February 23, 2022 at 15:55
In: Ukraine Crisis  — view comment
I understand that. But don't you agree that at this time, NATO has no desire to destabilize or threaten Russia in any way? Particularly post pandemic,...
February 23, 2022 at 15:35
In: Ukraine Crisis  — view comment
Cool. China is working on fusion too. Hope they get it working soon.
February 23, 2022 at 14:11
In: Ukraine Crisis  — view comment
It's clear that you haven't read this thread. Calm assessment have mostly been met with attempts to lay blame on the US and NATO without any details a...
February 23, 2022 at 14:09
In: Ukraine Crisis  — view comment
That probably means the interruption of work on the pipeline from Russia is temporary. They'll quietly go back to it when this is over. Too bad. It wo...
February 23, 2022 at 01:48
In: Ahmaud Arbery: How common is it?  — view comment
:100:
February 22, 2022 at 23:29
In: Ukraine Crisis  — view comment
So what are their alternatives?
February 22, 2022 at 17:19
In: Ukraine Crisis  — view comment
I think it's going to melt on its own. NOAA says 2022 will be the hottest year on record.
February 22, 2022 at 15:01
In: Ukraine Crisis  — view comment
:up:
February 22, 2022 at 14:58
In: Ukraine Crisis  — view comment
Bonus points to you for being among the few on this forum to condemn Putin for the bloodshed and horror he's about to unleash. :up:
February 22, 2022 at 03:22
In: Ukraine Crisis  — view comment
:lol:
February 21, 2022 at 22:30
In: The problem of dirty hands  — view comment
Not sure.
February 21, 2022 at 21:18
In: The problem of dirty hands  — view comment
Walzer decided that there really are ethical dilemmas where you have to do evil in order to do good. One way to deny them is to say that absent a divi...
February 21, 2022 at 21:17
In: The problem of dirty hands  — view comment
Yes. But he's saying accept both sides of the issue: accept that we want immoral leaders (during war), but also feel grief and shame that we accept th...
February 21, 2022 at 18:19
In: Are we responsible for our own thoughts?  — view comment
I don't know about thoughts, but emotions are related to who you think you are. You can use your radical freedom to pop in and out of identities. It's...
February 21, 2022 at 18:16
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Curing? :chin:
February 21, 2022 at 16:23
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
:gasp:
February 21, 2022 at 16:20
In: The problem of dirty hands  — view comment
Yes, but it's the "exceptions" Walzer wants to focus on. Real moral dilemmas. In the essay he covers arguments against moral dilemmas and explains why...
February 21, 2022 at 16:19
In: The problem of dirty hands  — view comment
If you were in danger of being blown up, would you want your leaders to engage in immoral acts to save you? Same question but, for the sake of your wh...
February 21, 2022 at 14:25
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
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February 21, 2022 at 14:22
In: Ukraine Crisis  — view comment
No it's not. NATO isn't going to do anything.
February 21, 2022 at 00:51
In: Ukraine Crisis  — view comment
I don't think the US government does care about Ukraine. Historically they did because they wanted to foster the liberalization of the former USSR. Ti...
February 20, 2022 at 21:32
In: Ukraine Crisis  — view comment
The US doesn't have a military base in Ukraine and doesn't need one. This aggression is coming from Moscow, not Washington.
February 20, 2022 at 19:44
In: Cancel Culture doesn't exist  — view comment
I think the NYT should publish nothing but QAnon content on every page from now on. Like QAnon recipes, QAnon gardening tips, and so forth. And little...
February 20, 2022 at 12:32
In: The problem of dirty hands  — view comment
Walzer uses the example of torture to show a true ethical dilemma: a leader decides to use torture to save a community threatened by hidden bombs. If ...
February 20, 2022 at 12:26
In: The problem of dirty hands  — view comment
True. A parent is in a leadership role and would likely commit murder to save her child's life. Walzer needs the parent to recognize that murder is a ...
February 20, 2022 at 12:18
In: The problem of dirty hands  — view comment
That's Walzer's point, and that we actually want our leaders to fight dirty on our behaves. Is that really true?
February 20, 2022 at 12:15
In: The problem of dirty hands  — view comment
Walzer goes on to claim that we generally expect politicians to be somewhat corrupt. "Dirty hands" refers to the one who is corrupt and recognizes tha...
February 20, 2022 at 00:53
In: Cancel Culture doesn't exist  — view comment
Everybody else in America knows about it. I can't imagine caring enough to persuade someone who has managed to remain oblivious.
February 20, 2022 at 00:49
In: The problem of dirty hands  — view comment
My uneducated answer: a political realist will write an essay on ethical dilemmas as they relate to leadership, and try to sort it out. She'll take et...
February 19, 2022 at 21:08
In: Cancel Culture doesn't exist  — view comment
A lot of the people "canceled" by cancel culture actually resigned due to public uproar. They weren't fired per se, so I don't think you're grappling ...
February 19, 2022 at 20:55
In: Cancel Culture doesn't exist  — view comment
OK. You were talking about rights, tho. Strictly speaking, the ability to fire people is property rights.
February 19, 2022 at 20:31
In: The problem of dirty hands  — view comment
The first issue Walzer ponders is whether there really is such a thing as an ethical dilemma. Some say no. Where people are more likely to say yes is ...
February 19, 2022 at 20:28
In: The problem of dirty hands  — view comment
True. Walzer is a political realist. I think realists of any kind venture further philosophically that a pragmatist could stomach.
February 19, 2022 at 20:26
In: The problem of dirty hands  — view comment
Walzer says a leader should earnestly and publicly demonstrate remorse, so the leader should basically destroy her own image. I'm reading the article ...
February 19, 2022 at 19:19
In: Cancel Culture doesn't exist  — view comment
That's property rights (the employer's).
February 19, 2022 at 14:04
In: Ukraine Crisis  — view comment
You're right. We both look at the available facts and draw the conclusions that are most reasonable to us respectively. We're just coming to very diff...
February 19, 2022 at 11:52
In: Ukraine Crisis  — view comment
Biden is now saying he thinks Putin is committed to invasion. Who is he targeting with that? What is he trying to accomplish with that statement? To r...
February 19, 2022 at 11:48
In: Ukraine Crisis  — view comment
Who?
February 19, 2022 at 02:06
In: Ukraine Crisis  — view comment
Some commentators say it's a kind of abuse: to undermine any kind of rational discussion. Obviously it works.
February 19, 2022 at 02:00
In: Ukraine Crisis  — view comment
You actually believe the Russian propaganda. I don't understand that. Can't you see that it doesn't even make sense? The Ukrainians are begging for he...
February 19, 2022 at 01:58
In: Ukraine Crisis  — view comment
They're such brazen liars.
February 18, 2022 at 22:50
In: Ukraine Crisis  — view comment
I meant that Russia appears to be suppressing economic activity in the areas they influence. Ukraine will have nothing to trade with anyone when Russi...
February 18, 2022 at 22:24
In: Cancel Culture doesn't exist  — view comment
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February 18, 2022 at 22:03
In: Cancel Culture doesn't exist  — view comment
True. But in order to have the conversation, the shit is going have to be published somewhere. Where do you prefer?
February 18, 2022 at 21:12
In: Cancel Culture doesn't exist  — view comment
Eliminated from the public conversation? I'm asking for your perspective.
February 18, 2022 at 19:09
In: Cancel Culture doesn't exist  — view comment
Wouldn't you rather have it out in the open instead of hidden? "Democracy dies in darkness"
February 18, 2022 at 18:40
In: One series of questions on solipsism  — view comment
It's good
February 18, 2022 at 17:35
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
https://youtu.be/2ph8kCy-jLc Get down get funky
February 18, 2022 at 17:34
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