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Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2015 9:19 pm
by Alhazad
At some point it's probably less immoral just to sterilize them in the name of eugenics.

Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2015 9:24 pm
by GORDON
One is never compelled to go into the DTManfare system. But, if one chooses, one can be accepted into it.

Beyond that, you better hope a church or wealthy liberal will feed you.

Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2015 10:07 pm
by Alhazad
GORDON wrote:One is never compelled to go into the DTManfare system. But, if one chooses, one can be accepted into it.

Beyond that, you better hope a church or wealthy liberal will feed you.
The combination of "purposefully unpleasant", "optional", and "without real alternatives" is sure to make it a winner with no chance of being voted down or replaced.

To put it more tersely, you need to lure them in with the carrot before you can use the stick.