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So they frame it as "deterring others in the future" which sounds sort of noble.
It's like they know the vengeance thing is f--ed up. Why else would they lie?
Perhaps even worse is that the politicians themselves might not even crave vengeance. A lot of the time, they're just pandering to voters who want it.
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So they frame it as "deterring others in the future" which sounds sort of noble.
It's like they know the vengeance thing is f--ed up. Why else would they lie?
Perhaps even worse is that the politicians themselves might not even crave vengeance. A lot of the time, they're just pandering to voters who want it.