The way I counter this when I hear people say it is " so , if one candidate says all people have to sacrifice one of their fingers to show their loyalty to the state, and the other says they have to give up a hand, you'd chose the one who only asks for a finger, instead of none of the above?" Lest you think my analogy is absurd, I just f…
The way I counter this when I hear people say it is " so , if one candidate says all people have to sacrifice one of their fingers to show their loyalty to the state, and the other says they have to give up a hand, you'd chose the one who only asks for a finger, instead of none of the above?" Lest you think my analogy is absurd, I just found in our deep cleaning of our basement some old Life magazines from the early '60's. One featured un changed New Guinea tribesmen. I know what I was looking for as I thumbed through it, as I never forgot it. Some photos showed battles between tribes, and then a grandmother missing most of her fingers. When a tribesman is killed, a chosen elder female must sacrifice one of her fingers. Made quite an impression on me as a kid.
The way I counter this when I hear people say it is " so , if one candidate says all people have to sacrifice one of their fingers to show their loyalty to the state, and the other says they have to give up a hand, you'd chose the one who only asks for a finger, instead of none of the above?" Lest you think my analogy is absurd, I just found in our deep cleaning of our basement some old Life magazines from the early '60's. One featured un changed New Guinea tribesmen. I know what I was looking for as I thumbed through it, as I never forgot it. Some photos showed battles between tribes, and then a grandmother missing most of her fingers. When a tribesman is killed, a chosen elder female must sacrifice one of her fingers. Made quite an impression on me as a kid.