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SHRED

(28,136 posts) Thu Nov 22, 2018, 06:41 PM Nov 2018

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The "standards" of DJT45

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The "standards" of DJT45 (Original Post) SHRED Nov 2018 OP

An example of the degradation of societies in favor of money and profit above all ... n/t RKP5637 Nov 2018 #1

This leads to very warped thinking. Pantagruel Nov 2018 #2

RKP5637

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1. An example of the degradation of societies in favor of money and profit above all ... n/t

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Thu Nov 22, 2018, 06:50 PM

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Pantagruel

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2. This leads to very warped thinking.

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Thu Nov 22, 2018, 09:55 PM

Nov 2018

It's adjudging murder from a cost/ benefit perspective.

Following the Tangerine traitor's thinking on the events in Turkey, should we extend the metaphor?

Maybe criminal sentences for murder should be based on costs, like incarceration v. execution? Or maybe we can put a dollar value on the victim's life and adjust the sentences accordingly?

How about the abortion issue? Let's see, what is the dollar cost of an unwanted pregnancy to society figuring in the statistics we know about unwanted kids committing more crimes, requiring more psychological services, welfare help etc. and the subsequent disruption to the mother's lives and career possibilities. Those numbers get huge FAST! Maybe the abortion as murder meme needs to be reconsidered as simply a cost/ benefit analysis?

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