What we need more of: people who are capable of thinking through the second, third, fourth, etc. order consequences of their ideas. What we need *even* more of: a realization that EVERYTHING has these effects. Remember the precautionary principle.
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I do believe most progressive acolytes actually believe their stated aims. The “source material” is more murky. I’m probably naive about that.
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A particular prog supporter "believes" in the stated aims enough to think that supporting the aims makes him a good person but is very uninterested in examining the consequences exactly because doing so endangers that belief. "Defection engine" makes better predictions
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