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Comment author: ThisSpaceAvailable 08 February 2014 06:41:12AM 2 points [-]

This sort of argument doesn't make sense to me. If I'm operating purely on self-interest, the rational thing to do is to not bother voting. If I'm motivated by altruism, why should I give preference to people who live in the same country as me over people who live in another country?

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