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[QUOTE="bmayuc, post: 4001304, member: 493"]
I love when people argue like this - they start from assuming the status quo is acceptable, and then fantasize about all the negative implications of change to a more just system, ultimately scuttling the idea. Here, the status quo is not acceptable it is deeply messed up and unjust. Consider:

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[*]The status quo of Phil Knight buying "Oregon Athletics" by spending $$Millions to fund the program, buy coaches, build stadiums, pay administrators salaries, and (hush,hush) send bags on the low low to athletes - you are cool with that because you like the consistent product you consume more than the injustice that perpetuates the system.
[*]The future state of Phil Knight buying "Oregon Athletics" by spending $$Millions to fund the program, buy coaches, build stadiums, pay administrators salaries, and (Transparently) send bags to athletes - that is just madness to you because it threatens the quality of the product you consume even tho it is a far more just system.
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That is a you problem. You prefer order to justice, as MLK once famously said of those that passively support and defend unjust systems.
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