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Re:Secret gyms and the economics of prohibition by rootusrootus on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @11:33PM (#24219605)
> What does this say about us as a people?

Nothing. A large fraction of the population does not feel this way at all.

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Re:Secret gyms and the economics of prohibition by MagnumOpus on Thursday August 20, 2020 @05:22AM (#24221447)
A few bad apples spoil the bunch. A society made up of people that tolerate 20% of their own to be antisocial super spreaders is rotten to the core, even if the majority behaves responsibly.

There's an analogy to US police forces there, too. And to US politicians.

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