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Originally Posted by Alex
I have to defend scaeagles a bit. To believe that a given course of action is not a solution to a recognized problem, or that it will actually make the problem worse in the long run is not the same as having no empathy for the problem.
Plenty of government programs have been implemented over the years that were sourced completely from a sense of empathy and desire to make things better for the downtrodden only to have perverse unintended consequences that offered no net improvement and possibly an actual worsening.
I have no problem at all with honest opposition to even what might seem a "moderate" advancement. I just hate the dishonest opposition (and dishonest promotion) that seems to be the preferred channel of communication for the most prominent which then trickles down to those who rely on them for information.
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My comment wasn't aimed at Leo.