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I hope you don't think it's going to be a US congresscritter.

"Why do you hate American jobs!"

Boeing as a whole might not be "evil", the same way VW as a whole is not "evil". So going after the whole of Boeing may not be the right thing.

At the same time, some high-up people in VW are paying for the emissions-cheating scandal, which arguably could endanger human beings and the environment.

When are people in Boeing going to pay for actually contributing to the deaths caused by this scandal?

You can turn that logic around real quick since Boeing also makes planes and other equipment for the US military:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Defense,_Space_%26_Secu...

You don't hate the troops after all, do you?

"Why does the honorable senator from wherever want our troops to fly in unsafe planes? Shouldn't the honorable senator, who claims to support the troops, want our troops to have the most reliable and effective planes available?"

yep, "think of the troops" is just as emotive (and patronizing) as "think of the children". Unbelievable that people repeatedly fall for it.

I think it's valid to think about both. I just think sometimes people try to reduce risk to zero with no regard for the fact a zero risk society is one without civil liberties.

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