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Re:The Vietnam War Was Already Lost, but I Had to Go Anyway by dredmorbius on Monday July 15, 2019 @09:07AM (#20440394)
Or we'd select for masochists.
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Re:The Vietnam War Was Already Lost, but I Had to Go Anyway by kevingadd on Monday July 15, 2019 @10:04AM (#20440921)
One thing shown by modern politics is that you're absolutely correct: Plenty of people in modern society are happy to act (and in particular, vote) in a way that will hurt them as long as they think someone who deserves it will be hurt more. Not to mention that some people simply won't be hurt by things that other people can't handle.
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Re:The Vietnam War Was Already Lost, but I Had to Go Anyway by SuoDuanDao on Monday July 15, 2019 @09:38AM (#20440664)
Not sure why you're getting downvoted, it seems like a perfectly plausible outcome to me.
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Re:The Vietnam War Was Already Lost, but I Had to Go Anyway by dredmorbius on Monday July 15, 2019 @05:02PM (#20445246)
Inspired by a "what could possibly go wrong" moment.

Selection incentives are a real beast.

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Re:The Vietnam War Was Already Lost, but I Had to Go Anyway by lixtra on Monday July 15, 2019 @10:08AM (#20440951)
Or sadists. If you consider that Hitler went through gas warfare I have no optimism that we would be better off with politicians that know war.
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