Re:It’s Not Enough to Be Right – You Also Have to Be Kind
by zozbot234 on Saturday November 09, 2019 @11:17AM
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What if that problem is "convince your grandma to quit smoking"? It seems that telling grandma she's been smoking away 9 years of her life is somehow "unkind", and yet we all do very similar things as a society, such as putting disgusting images on grandma's cigarette packages, with clear warnings that smoking is a very serious health hazard - and very few people seem to take issue with this or find it unkind.
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Re:It’s Not Enough to Be Right – You Also Have to Be Kind
by irrespective on Saturday November 09, 2019 @11:43AM
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Fine. Both are bad. What's your point?
Re:It’s Not Enough to Be Right – You Also Have to Be Kind
by yabadabadoes on Saturday November 09, 2019 @12:03PM
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I think it's a good point that these "ends justify the means approach" arguments and ultimatums are fully sanctioned by society irregardless of evidence that those who don't change their behavior end up more self destructive, etc thanks to the additional hostility.