reminder that the Tienanmen Square protestors did more damage to the Chinese than the Palestinians are doing to the Israelis.
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Replying to @admittedlyhuman
You can consider both cases self-defense, or both savagery. But if you want to make a distinction, Tienanmen Square was more justified.
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Replying to @admittedlyhuman
@admittedlyhuman Why can't I say that one end justifies the means and the other end doesn't?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @MemberOfSpecies
@MemberOfSpecies sure, you could. I'm talking about an inconsistency in emotional reaction, not cost-benefit analysis.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @admittedlyhuman
@admittedlyhuman Why shouldn't emotional reaction track cost-benefit analysis?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @MemberOfSpecies
@MemberOfSpecies because system 2 is too slow when you need those emotions right now. because hypocrisy is really instrumentally useful.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @admittedlyhuman
@admittedlyhuman So you're advising people on what it would be useful for them to be seen as feeling?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @MemberOfSpecies
@MemberOfSpecies no, that's explicitly what I'm not doing. I'm calling out the useful hypocrisies. it's what I do.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@admittedlyhuman If so, why shouldn't different cost-benefit analyses for Tiananmen and Palestine imply different emotions?
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