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33. Le Guin, yes? Love her stuff

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If a button gave you 1 million dollars for pressing it, but killed 1 random human being in the world [View all] cpwm17 Aug 2014 OP

I remember that episode. n/t PowerToThePeople Aug 2014 #1

I would not push it. Ever. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2014 #2

Good answer! cpwm17 Aug 2014 #10

Dear Peggy, suppose society covered over the "random kill" so it was very hard to see... KittyWampus Aug 2014 #76

I don't think I could live with myself even if I... Little Star Aug 2014 #3

I'm broke but I'm not a killer. In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #4

Me, neither. Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #25

I would not press that button n/t malaise Aug 2014 #5

nope, wouldn't press it nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #6

Everyone will answer no, and on DU I generally believe the answers. stevenleser Aug 2014 #7

I'm not sure I get your answer - I don't think you're being evasive, closeupready Aug 2014 #22

Hi. Yes, I may have not phrased it so clearly. stevenleser Aug 2014 #24

Agreed. And if someone else does push that button, our buttons get pushed. Keeps going on. freshwest Aug 2014 #43

Everyone on DU conveniently ignores the fact that the products they buy are made using sweat shops, KittyWampus Aug 2014 #77

That is a very tough and good point. stevenleser Aug 2014 #80

No. And I hope I would walk away from Omelas as well. nt Hekate Aug 2014 #8

Le Guin, yes? Love her stuff tkmorris Aug 2014 #33

Ursula K. Le Guin, "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" hunter Aug 2014 #61

No, but... Wait Wut Aug 2014 #9

Years ago I saw a poll asking this very same question. cpwm17 Aug 2014 #13

I wouldn't doubt it. Wait Wut Aug 2014 #16

I have tried to appeal to their selfish streak too. Usually they don't concede, but instead GoneFishin Aug 2014 #59

Before or after taxes? JaneyVee Aug 2014 #11

That's exactly how Dick Cheney became a millionaire. nt TeamPooka Aug 2014 #12

I can believe it. Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #26

Speaking of Dick Cheney, do I get to pick the person? n/t A Simple Game Aug 2014 #49

But....what if that random person....was ME?!??! underpants Aug 2014 #14

oh damn! zappaman Aug 2014 #18

Hmmmm DesMoinesDem Aug 2014 #15

The guy on the left reminds me of right-wingers. cpwm17 Aug 2014 #19

Great way to frame the dilemma. closeupready Aug 2014 #17

I wouldn't do it.Couldn't live with myself if I did. SummerSnow Aug 2014 #20

A human being is worth more than a million dollars, so no way! sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #21

I'd press it multiple times, hoping it would pay off each time. Ron Obvious Aug 2014 #23

lol! Same here. Marr Aug 2014 #66

I'd hit it like a rat on crack jberryhill Aug 2014 #27

It's hard to answer truthfully because the question is hypothetical rock Aug 2014 #28

Of course not edhopper Aug 2014 #29

Nope. I would expect a macabre O'Henry twist that would have me Baitball Blogger Aug 2014 #30

Most Republicans would push the button if they didn't get any money at all. Yavin4 Aug 2014 #31

Thanks for getting some Hillary bashing in this thread... joeybee12 Aug 2014 #32

It was a Hillary post that made me think of this. cpwm17 Aug 2014 #35

See my post below...vote for you who want to... joeybee12 Aug 2014 #41

So you think pushing the meme that Democrats can't win in 2016 w/o H. Clinton-Sachs rhett o rick Aug 2014 #36

Oh FFS... joeybee12 Aug 2014 #39

FFS? Right off the bat? And then you use the idiotic meme that if you don't want H. Clinton-Sachs rhett o rick Aug 2014 #42

No, and as cynical as I can be about politics, I do not believe our politicians go to war Warren DeMontague Aug 2014 #34

They do it for selfish reasons cpwm17 Aug 2014 #38

I think those that make their fortunes from it do BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #58

Oh, I don't think they'd consciously admit to it-- even to themselves-- but I definitely think Marr Aug 2014 #68

+1 treestar Aug 2014 #73

I'd press it for $20. nt Dreamer Tatum Aug 2014 #37

do you take paypal? jberryhill Aug 2014 #65

The word "karma" is often misused. It is not revenge. Karma determines where in the chain of life rhett o rick Aug 2014 #40

the Buddhist conception of karma is just a recognition of the current moment is the result of bettyellen Aug 2014 #55

I believe the Hindu have a similar understanding of karma. The only way one can get rhett o rick Aug 2014 #63

I'd play the drum solo from YYZ on that bad boy. reflection Aug 2014 #44

I would press it (nt) bigwillq Aug 2014 #45

What if you used that million to save 1,000 lives? One life taken, 1,000 lives saved. Vattel Aug 2014 #46

Problem here is, the '1 life = $1M' is quid pro quo; closeupready Aug 2014 #48

I'm sort of dumb, but if the 'I'd press it' posts r serious, closeupready Aug 2014 #47

You make a good point Puzzledtraveller Aug 2014 #75

What would you do for a Klondike Bar? kjones Aug 2014 #50

My favorite version... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #51

I wouldn't press it to kill a random person. I might to kill an identified person. Shrike47 Aug 2014 #52

The tobacco & petroleum industries also keep pressing that button and collect their cash. SunSeeker Aug 2014 #53

the question is interesting! tomm2thumbs Aug 2014 #54

Yes, it was tough to watch. cpwm17 Aug 2014 #84

We push that button every time we pay taxes. dilby Aug 2014 #56

Made into a good movie, The Box JackRiddler Aug 2014 #57

Most of us have pushed the button. aikoaiko Aug 2014 #60

K/R. I know a Certain Someone running for POTUS who would push it, and who HAS pushed it. NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #62

I am not ready and never will. We need someone with integrity. Just sayin' nm rhett o rick Aug 2014 #64

Hillary pressed it. Only, it was a million people that died and... ChisolmTrailDem Aug 2014 #67

If it was random? No Prophet 451 Aug 2014 #69

We all push it every day with our tax money....except we don't get any $$$ in return. cbdo2007 Aug 2014 #70

We push it every day with our money spent on products made in sweat shops. KittyWampus Aug 2014 #79

Good point. So we're all essentially pushing it multiple times per day. cbdo2007 Aug 2014 #83

I'm glad you mentioned that jberryhill Aug 2014 #85

The corporate logo is like a fig leaf, I guess. KittyWampus Aug 2014 #87

no Puzzledtraveller Aug 2014 #71

I'm no warmonger, but I don't think your analogy is fair treestar Aug 2014 #72

The great majority of US military actions are not for defense. cpwm17 Aug 2014 #82

When we buy ANYTHING made in a sweatshop, we are almost certainly doing just that. KittyWampus Aug 2014 #74

and the statistical deaths from a number of sources jberryhill Aug 2014 #86

Is there a limit to how many times you can press it? Orrex Aug 2014 #78

Please don't give this button to conservatives. Kelvin Mace Aug 2014 #81

Have you not SEEN this story? alphafemale Aug 2014 #88

is it a one shot deal or can you keep pressing it? backwoodsbob Aug 2014 #89

Depends GimmeDANEger Aug 2014 #90

if only it were that simple, the buttons we push don't kill like that, they stab with a whereisjustice Aug 2014 #91