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xentronium
2013-08-01 13:41:52+00:00
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Lesser evil principle.
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zigzagzigzag | karma 1 | avg karma 0.2
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2012-04-11 20:30:05
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lesser evil principle applies here.
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BobbyJo | karma 3883 | avg karma 2.78
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Lesser evil?
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maxk42 | karma 3028 | avg karma 3.4
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2014-01-01 19:09:19
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A lesser evil is still evil.
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mastef | karma 205 | avg karma 2.89
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2014-12-23 14:45:56+00:00
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pick the lesser evil
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eru | karma 30335 | avg karma 1.29
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2010-07-26 08:04:13
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You have to go with the lesser evil.
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gamechangr | karma 2510 | avg karma 1.45
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2022-03-06 13:34:11
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Yes - lesser evil is still evil
Lesser evil is much better than worse evil though
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maerF0x0 | karma 9213 | avg karma 2.47
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2014-11-07 17:56:34
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Lesser of two evils is still an evil.
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dmux | karma 1101 | avg karma 2.61
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2014-08-01 13:10:21+00:00
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The lesser of two evils is still evil.
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dmux | karma 1101 | avg karma 2.61
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2014-08-01 13:09:59
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The lesser of two evils is still evil.
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Hamuko | karma 9515 | avg karma 2.14
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2021-04-30 11:18:30
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"Why choose the lesser evil?"
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SolarNet | karma 1768 | avg karma 1.79
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2016-09-05 19:19:56+00:00
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And this is the problem with choosing lesser evils.
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Merem | karma 352 | avg karma 2.79
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2018-11-26 16:13:20+00:00
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What is the "lesser evil" though? It highly depends on how you perceive things and issues.
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adamnemecek | karma 57571 | avg karma 6.54
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2015-04-06 21:51:18+00:00
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It's more of lesser of two evils school of morality.
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lovich | karma 7762 | avg karma 2.92
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2017-11-03 13:13:31+00:00
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The lesser of two evils is still, you know, evil
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ilkke | karma 208 | avg karma 1.56
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2023-11-30 02:21:37
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Least evil by what metric?
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lovskogen | karma 645 | avg karma 1.31
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The lesser of two evils.
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DrScump | karma 6029 | avg karma 1.06
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2016-01-23 00:13:24+00:00
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"Why settle for a lesser evil?"
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AnthonyMouse | karma 32571 | avg karma 2.49
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2014-06-03 19:41:53+00:00
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The lesser evil is still evil. In some ways it can actually be worse because people are then less willing to root it out, allowing it to fester.
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jonlucc | karma 1662 | avg karma 2.39
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2016-09-05 16:28:05
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The other option is to choose the greater evils, right? There's a choice to be made: pick the lesser or greater evil.
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