[A] person cannot coherently uphold virtue while undermining the very conditions that make virtue possible.
Denying the most basic of necessities to those most in need--in no small part because policies and ideologies one supports either help set the dominoes in motion, or keeps them toppling farther away from places where solutions can be found--seems a curious demonstration of morality. Then again, denying responsibility does have its perks, Right?
Dana Milbank wasn't shy about his conclusion, although I question whether those who need to hear it are paying any attention at all:
Allowing people to die to advance your political philosophy isn't just bad policy. It's immoral.
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