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stavros • today at 9:11 AM • 2 replies • view on HN

You can't really attribute to someone something they did unintentionally while trying to do the opposite.

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fxwin • today at 10:14 AM

i think that's why they used the word "accidentally"

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boxed • today at 9:32 AM

I mean.. we do all the time no? Hitler tried to make Germany great and made it shit. Mao tried to make China great and killed tens of millions. Stalin, Pol Pot.. the list goes on.

If we attribute accidental evil, why should we not attribute accidental good?

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