When you remove the concept of reward and punishment on merit, the result is the utter destruction of social fabric.
The public is increasingly disgusted with a steady diet of defamation, and prepared to reward those who refrain from it.
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The public is increasingly disgusted with a steady diet of defamation, and prepared to reward those who refrain from it.
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