That view was old when Plato put it in the mouth of Thrasymachus in The Republic; we have been fighting this nihilism for a very long time.
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The trick is in how you categorize friends and enemies.
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The comments seem to be taking
@davidfrum to task by arguing that she deserves what she gets *financially*. I understood his concern to be what happens to her *socially* as in the ravages of social media. As in the precise hatred the commenters are spewing.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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“A rising tide lifts all ships but there are a lot of people I want to throw overboard”
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I took it to mean immigrants and people looking to enter the country, just based on the context of the article outside of that particular quote, but I guess that's a leap as well.
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2019, where literally 'hurting others' not an 'easily dismissible' political position.
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"Hurting" billionaires is essentially mandatory if we don't want the planet to cook this century
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Irrespective of who she wanted hurting, one thing Ms Minton did clearly internalize is
@AdamSerwer’s insight - “the cruelty is the point.”Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Not easily dismissable because it describes a unavoidable truth, or because you see it as desirable in some way?
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