Lumifer comments on Political ideas meant to provoke thought - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Lumifer 05 June 2014 04:03:45AM 2 points [-]

we should ask "Given the current policies, what circumstances are best?" ... The best political ideas are those that most improve the circumstances of a given person.

That's a good point, the only problem is that has nothing to do with politics as commonly understood. You are just changing subjects, not turning the politics on its head.