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Comment by blunte

I believe that many malevolent people, or at least their followers, would be much less malevolent or active if they had their basic needs met plus a little bit of cushion to enjoy life.

To be more specific, many of the worst people have lived through some truly horrible childhoods (often experiencing war and poverty as a child). Stop the cycle of war and poverty, and then see how naturally malevolent people are.

We have the productivity to afford that; we just have chosen to consolidate it to a relative few.

parent blunte 5 years ago

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