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The ends justify the means, in some circumstances. If you play fair against monsters, monsters win.

> but the tools and methods used were entirely inappropriate to a liberal democracy, where you prevail with better arguments.

I strongly disagree this is our operating environment, based on the evidence.



Better arguments prevail only works when participants argue in good faith grounded in curiously, evidence and reason. The guy who flips the table isn't proposing a novel gaming strategy, you just kick him out of board game club.


> If you play fair against monsters, monsters win.

If you become a monster to fight the monster, the monster always wins!


As is part of the journey and story arc!




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