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		adolph on June 1, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: In Colorado, an ambitious new highway policy is no... Goalpost movement noted. Is being "driven by the cattle prod" a valid excuse to hold views described as "distrusts or dislikes the government?"

nullindividual on June 2, 2024 [–]

No goal posts were moved, but nice try. You also seem to be under the false assumption that the cattle prod is a real device in this scenario.

adolph on June 3, 2024 | [–]

Moving from a maximally coercive metaphorical “cattle prod” to a minimal “sin tax” is classic. Go on

https://medium.com/bigger-picture/what-is-a-motte-bailey-aad...

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