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DirtEdonE

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3. Do the ends justify the means

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 7, 2019, 01:57 PM

Apr 2019

Do the ends justify the means when the ends are defeating pure evil?

I don't like to cheat. I've been told I'm too honest many times throughout my life. But this is different. We can't affect the world we get from the results until the results are in our favor and we might never get another chance if we lose this time.

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If you could go back in time to Election Day 2016 [View all] DirtEdonE Apr 2019 OP

I do what I can do. I did what I could do in 2016. And in 2020, struggle4progress Apr 2019 #1

+1 rampartc Apr 2019 #2

Do the ends justify the means DirtEdonE Apr 2019 #3

There is no magic, and everything worth having takes some work struggle4progress Apr 2019 #6

I have nothing but distain Little Star Apr 2019 #4

Would that the popular vote determined the winner DirtEdonE Apr 2019 #5

I tried. ismnotwasm Apr 2019 #7

I don't understand the question. SlogginThroughIt Apr 2019 #8

Actually we'd have to go back to 10 days prior when gldstwmn Apr 2019 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author clementine613 Apr 2019 #10