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Eugine_Nier comments on I've had it with those dark rumours about our culture rigorously suppressing opinions - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Eugine_Nier 26 January 2012 05:33:56AM *  3 points [-]

Ideally doing good things shouldn't be dependent on the political system.

Edit: I just realized the most obvious reading of this comment isn't the one I intended. I meant that the political system's job should be to get out of the way of the people trying to create good things.

Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 26 January 2012 04:03:53PM 0 points [-]

If you think so, you're using the wrong ideals, or using them wrong.