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Why we can’t just blame capitalism for everything

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

CHAPTER

The Role of Maximalist Demands in Policy Reform

I think that there are different roles for different actors. I am often in inter-left debates reminded of the George Carlin joke about how when you're driving everyone that's driving faster than you is a maniac and everyone driving slower is an idiot. People will try to impugn each other's motivations rather than addressing their arguments. We all need to be open to the idea that one's thinking could be corrupted in either of these directions.

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