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Re:Equality is prevented by the misperception that it harms ... by sokoloff on Monday May 09, 2022 @07:52AM (#31313009)
Politics isn’t emergency medicine. In the former, doing nothing is a heavily rewarded default.
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Re:Equality is prevented by the misperception that it harms ... by turtledove on Monday May 09, 2022 @12:27PM (#31316172)
Parts of politics are absolutely emergency medicine. Yes, some things should not change rapidly. But some things deserve urgent attention.

Doing nothing is not always a sensible default.

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Re:Equality is prevented by the misperception that it harms ... by sokoloff on Monday May 09, 2022 @04:36PM (#31319374)
I wasn't making a value judgment about "ought to be", but rather an estimation that a politician has a hell of a lot more to lose by doing something unpopular than by doing nothing.

That's the sense in which doing nothing is a sensible default for a career politician who wishes to extend their career.

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