My God in Heaven. It WAS aliens all along. A UFO intercepted Earhart’s plane and turned it to stone with a space ray! Or, possibly, a wizard did it.

Honestly, I wonder people should start a movement that overtly supports capitulation to and cooperation with China. Start a movement that at least portrays things as being better in China, the people in China actually being freer, that leaders are held accountable, etc. Maybe even overtly say that you wouldn’t care if the CCP wholesale took control of the country.

Do I actually espouse or believe any of these things? No. But honestly the ownership class could use a good heart attack once in awhile. Imagine if we had some decent percentage of the population overtly championing Maoism. Suddenly Medicare for All wouldn’t seem so extreme, would it?

Because utilitarian ethics isn’t the be and end all of moral decision making? Elections are just as much about holding people accountable as they are about choosing the utilitarian optimal future policy path.

It is crucial to remember that most of history’s greatest atrocities were justified on utilitarian grounds - the greatest good for the greatest many. That’s how eugenics was justified. That’s how the crimes of the Nazis were justified. That’s how the Tuskegee Experiment was justified. And it’s how powerful men get away with being sexual predators. (“Yes, he may be a monster, but he’s doing important work…”)

Utilitarian decision making has its place. But at some point you also have to hold people accountable. And that’s what you’ve missed. Remember, this is the only shot the voters ever got at holding Biden/Kamala responsible for their actions. This is literally the only way we as citizens have of directly holding these people accountable. Protests have their place, but voting is all we get in terms of direct accountability.

What is the point that you would stop using utilitarian ethics and start holding leaders accountable? What crime would be so bad that you wouldn’t vote for a leader if you thought their overall policies would be superior to their opponent? Where do you personally draw the line? Because if you have no line…well God help you. Because you are already lost.

Shame. Shame upon you!

I have a better idea. How about for every one $7,500 EV credits we could give, we instead give out 10 $750 tax credits for e-bikes. That will cover the entire cost of a basic entry level e-bike nowadays.

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To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women.