Reply #22: There is a bias as you describe but it is not absolute

[Tom Rinaldo]

To put it in a dramatic frame, progressives understand that some first responders must sacrifice their lives in order to protect the lives of others. We also agree to send troops off to war, knowing full well some will die, if the cause is thought important enough, even though we may be far more selective about which wars we are willing to be party to. We understand taking a stand and making sacrifices to do so when the reason is obvious enough. Back in the day workers who had absolutely nothing joined in General Strikes and faced down Pinkertons even though there was a minimum of bread offered to feed their families if they continued to work under exploitive oppressive conditions.

At some point blackmail is obviously blackmail, and there is a point where it is apparent that a liberal agenda has been kidnapped and is being held up until a hefty ransoms is paid to free it, and if paid that the next ransom demand coming down the rosd will likely be higher still. At some point it becomes clear that always paying ransoms always leads to more kidnappings. At some point it is enough.

Deep down under our ideologies humans are wired in similar ways. At some point emotions rule and people say "F*ck it, I dont care what you do to us, we're not going to let you get away with that any longer." It's instinctive and maybe it is the only reason why bullys don't have complete and total control of this planet.