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I think your example illustrates my view. In the example the conservatives have two Competing principles. One is, "we should control gypsy behavior". The other is, "I want to get the best price available for things". They then use their judgement to balance the two principles - with a whole complex of other principles probably involved as well though not so obviously. Arguing that their balancing process isn't logical is like pushing on a string. Even Sklansky, the Messiah of Logic, agrees that if the two principles are competing there is no logic for automatically determining their correct balance. You can point out to them that their principles are competing, but I suspect they already know that.

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