Racial argument against the death penalty

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The argument: It disproportionally effects black people!

Me: Why do I care?  I'm a capitalist; I want to save money (and if that means getting rid of expensive appeals, then so be it).  My money is more valuable to me than stranger's lives (even if they're innocent).  I don't care if they're black.  I don't care if they're white.

Either you agree with me or you're a socialist.  I'm fine with either option; but be honest and upfront.  I'm willing to have innocent people get killed to save money (because I'm a capitalist).  Disagreeing with that is inheritely socialist because they value human life way more than I do relative to money.
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I dont really approve of killing people, even if it saves money.

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Then you are a socialist, as cutting government spending on programs preached by the left leads to death (but it gives more economic power to the free market with tax cuts).
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Then you are a socialist
I just oppose the death penalty. I dont support all the socialist stuff.
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What capitalist element(s) do you support?
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What capitalist element(s) do you support?
I like when people have enough money to buy themselves things they want. I dont really approve of government healthcare or government schools.

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 I dont really approve of government healthcare or government schools.
If you cut government healthcare, then it will lead to the death of innocent people (same thing for schools, aka teachers).

Teachers and Medicaid recipients are innocent, murderers are guilty.  If you can justify giving a murderer free stuff, then you can really do that to ANYBODY (aka socialism).
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The argument: It disproportionally effects black people!
Me: Why do I care?  I'm a capitalist; I want to save money (and if that means getting rid of expensive appeals, then so be it).  My money is more valuable to me than stranger's lives (even if they're innocent).  I don't care if they're black.  I don't care if they're white.
Either you agree with me or you're a socialist.  I'm fine with either option; but be honest and upfront.  I'm willing to have innocent people get killed to save money (because I'm a capitalist).  Disagreeing with that is inheritely socialist because they value human life way more than I do relative to money.
You can’t live in a Christian country and at the same time have the death penalty.
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If you cut government healthcare, then it will lead to the death of innocent people (same thing for schools, aka teachers).
Maybe, but people will have more money for things they want.

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If you cut government healthcare, then it will lead to the death of innocent people (same thing for schools, aka teachers).
Maybe, but people will have more money for things they want
Like a healthier life and better education.
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You can’t live in a Christian country and at the same time have the death penalty.
Correct; but America is not a Christain country; we have Christians, but we aren't a theocracy, so we don't live in a Christain country.  Left wing theocracy is still theocracy.
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Maybe, but people will have more money for things they want.
Certainly; innocent people die without Medicare for all.
Are those luxury items people buy worth more than people's lives?
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Certainly; innocent people die without Medicare for all.
Are those luxury items people buy worth more than people's lives?
I dont look at it in the way of whats worthy and what isnt. I look at it in the way of what feels good and what I want. Death penalty doesnt feel good, but reducing healthcare cost in US budget feels good. You need to stop using logic so much. Logic doesnt work on me.
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 I look at it in the way of what feels good and what I want. Death penalty doesnt feel good, but reducing healthcare cost in US budget feels good. You need to stop using logic so much. Logic doesnt work on me.
I can't change your mind if you operate solely on feelings; oranges feel good to me because they taste good.  Nobody can convince ME that oranges taste bad to ME (but biology might 20 years in the future).

Logical people can have their minds changed.  The emotional majority can't.

Stop forming your policies around emotion; because otherwise you are unconvincable.  That doesn't feel good, does it?
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Look, you need to stop using logic so much. You think it is logical to have only one goalpost because thats what logic tells you. I simply disagree. I can be against death penalty even if it saves people's money and causes death, and I can be against healthcare even if it wastes money and prevents death. In my world, it is all about what I want. So really, anything is possible. I dont see why I should limit myself with logic. What matters is what I want.
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Then your mind is unchangeable and you should realize that I won't change mine either from you because you know I don't work off of emotion.
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Then your mind is unchangeable
Yes. My heart is stone.