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Relativism is used as a universal cudgel to reason that some short-term good of limited scope, outweighs a widespread long term bad behavior.

Moral objectivism is more popular than moral relativism.

ie Some good does not outweigh lots of bad.

> Their profits pay pensions of the ordinary people. How is that not a good thing?

It's difficult to take your comment as anything but raw trolling, as it intentionally chooses to strawman limited benefit by ignoring obvious consequence.




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