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		<title>By: ER</title>
		<link>https://www.habitablezone.com/2022/01/06/autonomous-cars-and-ethical-questions/#comment-47977</link>
		<dc:creator>ER</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: RobVG</title>
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		<dc:creator>RobVG</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2022 05:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Any thoughts/comments on the topic?</description>
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		<title>By: RobVG</title>
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		<dc:creator>RobVG</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2022 05:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don&#039;t think I&#039;ve disagreed with anything you have said? n/t</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ve disagreed with anything you have said? n/t</p>
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		<title>By: ER</title>
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		<dc:creator>ER</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2022 05:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>But the car companies fought it because it decreased theirs.

Don&#039;t you see Rob, all these people care about is their profits.

They don&#039;t care about you, or the country, or human life, or anything BUT THEIR PROFITS!

Of course, that&#039;s not too surprising, human collectives often consider their own benefit before they consider the benefit of the individuals who make them up.
What I can&#039;t understand is why the humans who are their victims keep on making excuses for them.

No one blames capitalists for being greedy and mercenary.  That&#039;s probably not a purely bad thing, and it probably all works out in the long run anyway.  But I do blame the people who suffer these crimes and insults for being so stupid they can&#039;t see this.  They are not doing you any favors when they hire you, or sell you their products.  You are doing them a favor when you buy their stuff and work for them.  You have every right, no, a solemn obligation, to make sure they don&#039;t get away with anything.  And you especially have a duty that they don&#039;t get in cahoots with the government in order to exploit you completely.

Remember, in the absence of proper government, the strong will ALWAYS take from the weak.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>But the car companies fought it because it decreased theirs.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t you see Rob, all these people care about is their profits.</p>
<p>They don&#8217;t care about you, or the country, or human life, or anything BUT THEIR PROFITS!</p>
<p>Of course, that&#8217;s not too surprising, human collectives often consider their own benefit before they consider the benefit of the individuals who make them up.<br />
What I can&#8217;t understand is why the humans who are their victims keep on making excuses for them.</p>
<p>No one blames capitalists for being greedy and mercenary.  That&#8217;s probably not a purely bad thing, and it probably all works out in the long run anyway.  But I do blame the people who suffer these crimes and insults for being so stupid they can&#8217;t see this.  They are not doing you any favors when they hire you, or sell you their products.  You are doing them a favor when you buy their stuff and work for them.  You have every right, no, a solemn obligation, to make sure they don&#8217;t get away with anything.  And you especially have a duty that they don&#8217;t get in cahoots with the government in order to exploit you completely.</p>
<p>Remember, in the absence of proper government, the strong will ALWAYS take from the weak.</p>
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		<title>By: RobVG</title>
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		<dc:creator>RobVG</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2022 02:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Because they reduced injury claims.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Because they reduced injury claims.</p>
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		<title>By: ER</title>
		<link>https://www.habitablezone.com/2022/01/06/autonomous-cars-and-ethical-questions/#comment-47972</link>
		<dc:creator>ER</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2022 01:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Instead they lobbied for add-on retrofitting of catalytic converters that would be easy for US big car automakers, but a real handicap to the small-car Euros and Japanese.  

But the foreign car builders showed us real innovation and technical brilliance and conquered the market anyway and the US firms had to be bailed out by the taxpayer.

Rob, these people are no damn good. Face it.  Quit making excuses for these crooks.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Instead they lobbied for add-on retrofitting of catalytic converters that would be easy for US big car automakers, but a real handicap to the small-car Euros and Japanese.  </p>
<p>But the foreign car builders showed us real innovation and technical brilliance and conquered the market anyway and the US firms had to be bailed out by the taxpayer.</p>
<p>Rob, these people are no damn good. Face it.  Quit making excuses for these crooks.</p>
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		<title>By: podrock</title>
		<link>https://www.habitablezone.com/2022/01/06/autonomous-cars-and-ethical-questions/#comment-47971</link>
		<dc:creator>podrock</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2022 00:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Not the car makers</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not the car makers</p>
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		<title>By: RobVG</title>
		<link>https://www.habitablezone.com/2022/01/06/autonomous-cars-and-ethical-questions/#comment-47970</link>
		<dc:creator>RobVG</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2022 00:36:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Now you&#039;re just messing with me.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Now you&#8217;re just messing with me.</p>
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		<title>By: ER</title>
		<link>https://www.habitablezone.com/2022/01/06/autonomous-cars-and-ethical-questions/#comment-47969</link>
		<dc:creator>ER</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2022 00:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>NO! Government regulation is why we have seatbelts and airbags.</description>
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		<title>By: RobVG</title>
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		<dc:creator>RobVG</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2022 21:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You&#039;re right though. Profits are why we have seatbelts and airbags.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You&#8217;re right though. Profits are why we have seatbelts and airbags.</p>
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