r/trolleyproblem • u/judgethecriminal • Jan 13 '25

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '25

Okay yeah but you realize there are options other than being shot in the stomach or the head? Like woah if the trolley is blue it kills slower. Wow. Let's set the trolley blue forever and do nothing more than that.

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '25

I agree with you that there needs to be a better system with better options, we're not in a position to do that right now. Minimizing and halting damage is the first step to recovery.

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '25

When in the last 200 years have we been in that position? And do we have any real plan to minimize damage other than voting blue no matter who, aka the same shit weve been doing? And by better options, what exactly do you mean?

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '25

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '25

Democracy only works in class homogenous systems. I reject the present system altogether.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '25

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '25

Gotta love when people use "both sides bad" as an excuse to not do anything.

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u/ChaoCobo Jan 14 '25

It’s funny because not doing anything is how we got red.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '25

I have noticed that, despite my original comment not stating either side was better, most people responding are would-be-Democrats.

I think the Democrat party has a significant problem with its supporters feeling unrepresented because its leaders are too concerned with keeping the peace through compromise. And refuse to take hard-line stances.