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Re:The EU Terrorist Content Regulation – a threat to the eco... by starbeast on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @07:50AM (#18502265)
When people start thinking that the ends justify the means, they forget that outside of maybe death, and people still argue about that, ends are just narrative conveniences and there is only means. And you can't very well have means justifying means, can you?
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Re:The EU Terrorist Content Regulation – a threat to the eco... by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @08:35AM (#18502528)
> you can't very well have means justifying means

Yes you can. They’re called instrumental values and goals.

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