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December 3, 2021 5:58 PM Subscribe
The Joe Manchin Trolley Problem
A trolley problem is usually just a thought experiment, but in this case it happens to be a remarkably robust analogy with regard to Manchin and the doomsday blanket situation. On one track we have the millions of people living and bound to be born in coastal areas who will find their homes and lives literally underwater in 20 years, plus the various social and political implications of displacing them at roughly the same moment we radically diminish nature’s capacity to support life. And on the other track we have Joe Manchin.
A trolley problem is usually just a thought experiment, but in this case it happens to be a remarkably robust analogy with regard to Manchin and the doomsday blanket situation. On one track we have the millions of people living and bound to be born in coastal areas who will find their homes and lives literally underwater in 20 years, plus the various social and political implications of displacing them at roughly the same moment we radically diminish nature’s capacity to support life. And on the other track we have Joe Manchin.
This post was deleted for the following reason: I'm inclined to stick with the previous call on this; like, fuck Joe Manchin but also I don't think "wink wink I'm not SAAAAYING someone should assassinate a senator but..." is any kind of good basis for a MetaFilter discussion. -- cortex
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