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		rrix2 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: USFS decision to halt prescribed burns in Californ... perhaps we should not treat systemic social failure as individuals' responsibility to resolve on their own without support of the State

JumpCrisscross 9 months ago [–]

> we should not treat systemic social failure as individuals' responsibility to resolve on their own without support of the State

Nobody is suggesting jailing the irresponsible. But there is no reason they’re entitled to that capital. They took a risk and it was a bad one.

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