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i really really can't stop crying about the death of a ceo and the guy who did the really bad thing is totally not my hero
he was just great and humble guy like the politicians from MN said.
Actual quote. A terrible loss "for the healthcare community", not a loss for his kids though interestingly enough.
First Walz L Ive seen. SAD!
No Democrat is going to endorse or sanction a murder. If you don't believe in the death penalty, you can't defend this guy's murder, and politicians are supposed to sound all responsible-like.
It's not an internally consistent position, but my morality doesn't have to be strictly defined and codified into laws. Someone responsible for making laws kinda has to do their best at advocating that those laws represent absolutely morality.
We here are under no such expectations. You should never assault someone, but if that someone is a Nazi I'm buying you a beer. If someone murders a CEO responsible for death and misery, murder is still wrong, but perhaps less wrong than in other cases. I'm not losing sleep.
Walz could have just said "tragic loss of human life" and not try to get sympathy for the healthcare industry.
Why I'm a utilitarian. Morals need to be a little flexible to be able to account for all situations. I believe in the greater good.