The problem of poster boys

16. May 2011 by admin.

It is not uncommon, these days, to see those interested in a liberal cause use the suffering of poster boys to soften the public heart. Oftentimes, these poster boys are kind faced, hard working, law abiding flag wavers, who claim they bear similarity to the majority of Americans, though coming from circumstances far less fortunate or socially acceptable. But regardless of whether a refusal to grant relief would harm such people, such claims are not a legitimate moral platform from which to launch a movement. Read the rest of this entry »

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