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sarisataka

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24. You could simply ask

Reply to QueerDuck (Reply #19)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 03:36 PM

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One can view it as a litmus test of one's self. I do not care which answer anyone chooses as there are pluses and minuses to both. It is designed to make people think.

In the current election we are seeing a consequentialist argument for a candidate put forth and supported/opposed by many.
In the 2024 election we saw a deontologist perspective by those who could not support Harris over an issue and voted Trump or refused to vote. That position was also supported/opposed here by many.

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A simple poll [View all] sarisataka Yesterday OP

When one side has thrown the rule book in the garbage, then all bets are off. -nt CrispyQ Yesterday #1

This orangecrush Yesterday #26

Yup. I'm not a big fan of unilateral disarmament. 11 Bravo 23 hrs ago #27

Would you kill Hitler? Nothing is absolute. Scrivener7 Yesterday #2

It is a philosophical question so there is no "right" answer sarisataka Yesterday #6

If you're a time traveler, you don't have to kill Hitler at all Uncle Joe 10 hrs ago #32

Morality is relative to the context and circumstances Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #3

That is a comparison often brought up sarisataka Yesterday #8

That's why your poll is flawed logically Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #10

It is not a poll of logic sarisataka Yesterday #12

Logic is one essential element of philosophy Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #13

I tend to view it as a question of values and how seriously we take them. Jedi Guy Yesterday #15

It's also ironic that the accusations against Platner Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #17

I don't think she's the only one who's reported borderline violent behavior during past relationships, though. Jedi Guy Yesterday #18

Her account is the only one I've read alleging violence Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #21

Logic is a component sarisataka Yesterday #16

Explaining my "Pass" response Bettie Yesterday #4

Exactly why I didn't vote obamanut2012 Yesterday #5

Correct! I can understand why many people prefer a binary choice of this-or-that, black-or-white, up-or-down, etc. QueerDuck Yesterday #19

You could simply ask sarisataka Yesterday #24

Yes, I remember it well. It was a position that was secretly supported but publicly excused by many... QueerDuck Yesterday #25

That "baby Hitler" line made me think of an episode of Family Guy Polybius 19 hrs ago #31

Need an "it depends" option. Happy Hoosier Yesterday #7

Not always an either or issue, so I passed jimmy the one Yesterday #9

That would make it too easy sarisataka Yesterday #11

What people say vs what they would do Sympthsical Yesterday #14

I support Rawlsian Liberalism. mr715 Yesterday #20

That begs the question sarisataka Yesterday #22

When I took political theory, the floor was the number 20. mr715 Yesterday #23

Appreciation for all who answered and the discussion sarisataka 21 hrs ago #28

That was an adept rhetorical flourish, sarisataka mr715 21 hrs ago #29

Sometimes the choice is one of bad or worse. GoodRaisin 20 hrs ago #30