Too facile, and adding epicycles. Now add another one "...and if you let your kid's teeth rot out bc you don't help her brush because you're on meth..." and "...and if you don't feed them because..." and...https://twitter.com/Melhyphen/status/948998820310011906 …
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it's nice and simple to say "drug use doesn't have victims", but it's TOO simple. So then you start No True Scotsman-ing the edge cases: "well, neglecting children BECAUSE of drugs isn't the same thing as drugs", etc.
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ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted Drew Posting His L's Online
This is a perfect example of the epicycles / No True Scotsman I was talking about:https://twitter.com/onefiftyfivemm/status/949003438540521472 …
ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs added,
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How about this? Drugs are maybe OK for some people, and are very bad for other people, with large negative externalities. We shouldn't prohibit drugs not because "they're victimless", but because prohibition creates even MORE victims. (and also gov doesn't have the authority)
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"We shouldn't prohibit drugs not because "they're victimless", but because prohibition creates even MORE victims." [sniff sniff] OKAY, WHO LET THE UTILITARIAN IN HERE?
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someone should privatize this community; keep the riff raff out
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