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A comment on Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of Marijuana. Parent comment

Re:Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of M... by smsm42 on Friday October 07, 2022 @12:35AM (#33117486)
If politicians do right things for selfish reasons, it's much better than them doing wrong things for idealistic reasons, in my book.
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Re:Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of M... by ckw on Friday October 07, 2022 @01:54AM (#33117887)
Better still when they do the right thing for reasons of principle.
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Re:Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of M... by dr_dshiv on Friday October 07, 2022 @02:15AM (#33118003)
The system is best where moral actions emerge from rational self interest. E.g., being trustworthy is moral but also good for business. We want systems like that.
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Re:Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of M... by P5fRxh5kUvp2th on Friday October 07, 2022 @09:02AM (#33120675)
horse and cart.

It's good for business BECAUSE it's moral.

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Re:Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of M... by dr_dshiv on Friday October 07, 2022 @02:40PM (#33125304)
Not sure I agree. Paying doctors to promote pills is good for business but doesn’t seem very moral, per se.
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Re:Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of M... by P5fRxh5kUvp2th on Friday October 07, 2022 @03:56PM (#33126174)
You're making my point for me.

That only works for those doctors when there's no transparency that they're being paid for it.

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Re:Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of M... by tchaffee on Friday October 07, 2022 @07:05AM (#33119692)
Not necessarily. A politician doing the right thing for reasons of principal and ignoring elections could result in a loss of power for the entire party. If those who gain power are truly evil then what you've done is lost sight of a far bigger "right thing" by insisting on being principled in every small action. Political naivety is a very poor excuse for doing a "right thing" that eventually causes great harm. Especially for an experienced politician.
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