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What do you think about the concept of lesser evil? (i.e. when faced with selecting from two immoral options, the less immoral one should be chosen.) (thelemmy.club)

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[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The problem really is when people assume there's only two choices. If you dont like the choices, be creative and come up with something else.

[–] sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

If you are in this position, it helps to remember a great suits quote:

You need a bigger gun

—Harvey Specter