The goal of all public policy should be the reduction of human suffering.

Feb 22, 2021 · 8:28 AM UTC

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Reduce or eliminate?
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Quite a shift from most of human history. I’d support that with addition of sustainable ecosystems, though one could reason that sustaining ecosystems helps alleviate human suffering.
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Yet you voted Biden?
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Like class struggle and constant crisis formation?
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And the increase in human thriving. ♥️
apply that to foreign policy.
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That's not quite that standard of utilitarianism, as espoused by John Stuart Mill. He actually said, "the greatest good for the greatest number." The hard problem is in deciding how you measure that goal.
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Too bad greed controls those who make them. If you really want to help change society, start promoting direct democracy.
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That should include #Palestinians under the #USFunded #ZioNazi boot of #oppression
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The goal of all policy should be the reduction of suffering for all sentient beings.
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