Ritalin comments on The Classic Literature Workshop - Less Wrong

2 Post author: Ritalin 16 June 2013 09:54AM

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Comment author: fubarobfusco 17 June 2013 12:55:27AM -2 points [-]

Condemn the desire for something, while granting the desire to those denying it.

Exception: The Rebel Alliance wanted freedom from the Empire, and got it.

Comment author: buybuydandavis 17 June 2013 07:49:42AM 1 point [-]

I didn't mean to imply that all stories were examples of "have your cake and eat it too" moral propaganda.

Comment author: fubarobfusco 17 June 2013 09:39:18PM -1 points [-]

I didn't think you were; I thought you were implying that Star Wars regularly had that pattern.

Comment author: buybuydandavis 17 June 2013 11:31:50PM 1 point [-]

Not that either. Just pointing out a pattern seen elsewhere.