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Editor @AreoMagazine Secular, liberal humanist. Mother. Doglover. Writing book about epistemology & ethics on the academic left Helen.pluckrose@areomagazine.com

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    Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 19 Dec 2016

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    But this is Twitter. Everyone is qualified to answer every question easily AND diagnose askers as stupid or evil. https://twitter.com/GodDoesnt/status/810656006388797441 …

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      2. Kirbmarc‏ @kirbmarc 19 Dec 2016
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        Regardless of the potential dangers of a Trump term seeding disaffection with the system in a large part of society looks bad.

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      3. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 19 Dec 2016
        Replying to @kirbmarc

        But should we be regardless of potential dangers in order not to look bad? Is there any extent of danger that wld change ur mind?

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      4. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 19 Dec 2016
        Replying to @HPluckrose @kirbmarc

        James spoke of apocalyptic scenario. If u knew now a Trump presidency wld result in nuclear war or climate change mass extinction?

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      5. Kirbmarc‏ @kirbmarc 19 Dec 2016
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        Yes, I would, but I don't see concrete reasons to believe that. Nuclear war may actually have been slightly more likely with HC.

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      6. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 19 Dec 2016
        Replying to @kirbmarc

        Then we have no difference of principles & it comes down to evaluation of consequences of each situation.

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      7. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 19 Dec 2016
        Replying to @HPluckrose @kirbmarc

        Its not 'uphold the system regardless of consequences' but ' I don't think potential consequences warrant overthrowing the system'

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      8. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 19 Dec 2016
        Replying to @HPluckrose @kirbmarc

        I'm aware of my own tendency to prioritise principles over consequences - eg, uphold liberalism even if it will destroy liberalism

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      9. Kirbmarc‏ @kirbmarc 19 Dec 2016
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        Republicans painted Obama as Hitler, he obviously wasn't. I think that to a degree democrats have done the same with Trump.

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      2. Kirbmarc‏ @kirbmarc 19 Dec 2016
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        But in the long run the idea that voting is inconsequential and can be superseded by a selected few is harmful.

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      3. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 19 Dec 2016
        Replying to @kirbmarc

        Yes! Need to look at the long run. Don't think any1 wld consider overturning system if they knew it'd be more dangerous than not.

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      2. Kirbmarc‏ @kirbmarc 19 Dec 2016
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        Maybe I have a pro-system bias, but I see unprecedented things (like EC stopping Trump) in a very negative way.

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      3. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 19 Dec 2016
        Replying to @kirbmarc

        Me too. I fear I cld be 1 of the survivors sitting in the rubble saying 'Well, everyone's dead but at least we upheld the system'

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      2. Saint‏ @SaintTzu 19 Dec 2016
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        @GodDoesnt IMHO, the Constitutional crisis of the EC not following the state votes would b the worse choice.

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      3. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 19 Dec 2016
        Replying to @SaintTzu @GodDoesnt

        I think that's the case re: Brexit but limited ways in which this can be catastrophic. Not so sure with Trump.

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      2. Kirbmarc‏ @kirbmarc 19 Dec 2016
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        And it'd seed the idea that the real power is an unelected one, over which people have little to no control.

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      3. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 19 Dec 2016
        Replying to @kirbmarc

        Yes, not saying this isn't an issue that cld have serious consequences on both sides. That's why its hard.

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      4. Kirbmarc‏ @kirbmarc 19 Dec 2016
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        It's theoretically hard, but practically we've had two terms of George W Bush already. I think we can survive Trump.

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      1. Kirbmarc‏ @kirbmarc 19 Dec 2016
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        Imagine if the Queen decided to get Theresa May to resign. While this is legally possible, it'd be unprecedented.

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      1. Kirbmarc‏ @kirbmarc 19 Dec 2016
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        I don't think that if the EC stopped Trump there'd be revolution (riots, maybe, just like the NotMyPresident ones).

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      1. Kirbmarc‏ @kirbmarc 19 Dec 2016
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        Well, I'm not diagnosing anyone as stupid or evil for asking questions, but in this specific case the answer is easy for me.

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