Attempts to solve political problems are counterfactuals in the same way attempts to solve other problems are.
At least, they would be if they weren’t attempts to signal one’s own status while also influencing public morality in a way that benefits oneself and one’s allies. This mostly explains why the absurd futility of the letter writer’s solution doesn’t occur to her.
At least, they would be if they weren’t attempts to signal one’s own status while also influencing public morality in a way that benefits oneself and one’s allies. This mostly explains why the absurd futility of the letter writer’s solution doesn’t occur to her.