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Dudeman112 on Feb 27, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: I disapprove of what you say but I will defend to ...

>if we follow the path of assuming everyone is a moron, we very quickly reach The Nanny State

What if everyone actually was a moron? In that hypothetical, would we just pretend it's not the case to not get the nanny state?

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