β² 417 βΌ The economic cost of Brexit has just been laid bare β and itβs devastating (www.thelondoneconomic.com) submitted 5 months ago by muelltonne@feddit.org to c/europe@feddit.org 129 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[β] akfdmfckwrl@feddit.dk 6 points 5 months ago (2 children) If enough people do something wrong, it becomes right. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago Eat more shit, billions of flies can't be wrong! permalink fedilink source parent [β] Scrollone@feddit.it 2 points 5 months ago (1 child) That sounds like some justification right out of the Nuremberg trial. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] akfdmfckwrl@feddit.dk 5 points 5 months ago I'm not defending that way of thinking, it just seems to be what often happens. As an example, it took a lot of work to limit secondhand smoking in my country. I remember in the 90's when cars and houses were sometimes thick with smoke, even with kids present, and even though people already knew the risks of secondhand smoking. People thought it was bullshit that they weren't allowed to smoke inside bars and restaurants, on the train or while waiting for public transport. Everyone knew that it was wrong to subject other people to secondhand smoke but to a lot of people it was just the way of life, and therefore right. I can't even remember the last time I saw someone smoke in public, and I think most people would consider it unacceptable to smoke around children, but it has taken decades to get to this point. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago Eat more shit, billions of flies can't be wrong! permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Scrollone@feddit.it 2 points 5 months ago (1 child) That sounds like some justification right out of the Nuremberg trial. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] akfdmfckwrl@feddit.dk 5 points 5 months ago I'm not defending that way of thinking, it just seems to be what often happens. As an example, it took a lot of work to limit secondhand smoking in my country. I remember in the 90's when cars and houses were sometimes thick with smoke, even with kids present, and even though people already knew the risks of secondhand smoking. People thought it was bullshit that they weren't allowed to smoke inside bars and restaurants, on the train or while waiting for public transport. Everyone knew that it was wrong to subject other people to secondhand smoke but to a lot of people it was just the way of life, and therefore right. I can't even remember the last time I saw someone smoke in public, and I think most people would consider it unacceptable to smoke around children, but it has taken decades to get to this point. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] akfdmfckwrl@feddit.dk 5 points 5 months ago I'm not defending that way of thinking, it just seems to be what often happens. As an example, it took a lot of work to limit secondhand smoking in my country. I remember in the 90's when cars and houses were sometimes thick with smoke, even with kids present, and even though people already knew the risks of secondhand smoking. People thought it was bullshit that they weren't allowed to smoke inside bars and restaurants, on the train or while waiting for public transport. Everyone knew that it was wrong to subject other people to secondhand smoke but to a lot of people it was just the way of life, and therefore right. I can't even remember the last time I saw someone smoke in public, and I think most people would consider it unacceptable to smoke around children, but it has taken decades to get to this point. permalink fedilink source parent