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Old 05-08-2003, 08:43 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Re: Re: Do the needs of the many outweigh those of the few?

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Originally posted by OU812

It really boils down to the definition of "need". Saving lives is a need. A majority wanted to discriminate against a minority is only a "want" which should be resisted at all costs. In that type of situation the desires of the many surely do not outweight the desires of the few.
Don't you mean the DESIRES of the many do not outweigh the NEEDS of the few? This is true almost every time. I think the DESIRES of the many outweighing the DESIRES of the few should be taken on a case-by case basis, since desires fall secondary to needs.

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