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Quote by: Autolykos  Yes. It's the policies that are bad, not the consistency and integrity in their service. |
If consistency and integrity prevent the purist from changing bad polices, then we usually call that stubborn foolishness. Consistency and integrity in the service of bad policies lead to bad outcomes.
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Quote by: Autolykos When they betray their principles while continuing to uphold them, yes. |
One can compromise without betraying principles. We may disagree about what those principles are, however.
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Quote by: Autolykos Even if this is true, it's meaningless to me here. |
I thought relevant real world examples might help to flesh out the abstract. My bad.