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Jameson Quinn

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("editor of The Lamp, a Catholic literary journal" is just the cherry on top) But my goal here is to deconstruct the logic, not the messenger (and please don't get me started on the venue).

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Kevin Korb's avatar Kevin Korb @kbkorb.bsky.social
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It's the same argument people use against taking action on global warming or any other collective problem. It's a nonsense arg leading to the false conclusion that the only way to get collective action is to use force. Evolution has different conclusions. We have evolved.

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Sven Koprek's avatar Sven Koprek @svenkoprek.bsky.social
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No, the cherry on top is that he did vote in 2020 and 2022

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Jameson Quinn's avatar Jameson Quinn @voter.bsky.social
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The main argument is: > “Why does anyone vote?” I ask myself. The answer cannot be that we believe that by doing so, we will influence the outcome of an election. My vote, were it not withheld, would have no such effect. Which... actually makes sense. But only IF...

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