@Clodfobble:
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The only reason to fight at all, is because you believe you might have a chance at changing people's minds.
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Another, and maybe a better, reason is to not let bigoted remarks stand without challenge or renunciation.
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Originally Posted by sexobon
If it's the confrontation that matters, with or without a victory; then, the unredeemable bad guy who presents that opportunity is actually doing the other a favor by enabling that person to influence multiple others into not becoming bad guys. So there WAS a method to his madness in that Merc was just trying to help Ibby indirectly all along. That Merc was genius enough to do this without having to undergo change himself was just icing on the cake. Thanks for explaining it.
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Sure, just like the KKK was doing Blacks a favor by lynching a few
to keep the others from becoming bad guys. They were just trying to help all along.
And, they were genius enough to do this without having to under change, themselves... just icing on the cake.
There must be other examples.
Facetious, or
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...It depends on your POV.