Davey Dog is presented with an ethical problem

"David, you are standing near a trolley track when you see a trolley speeding toward you, out of control. There are five people on the track ahead of the train who can't get out of the way in time and will certainly be killed. However, you can throw a switch next to you and divert the trolley to another track, where there is only one person, who will be killed by the trolley instead. Do you throw the switch or not?"

 

David: "Can't I just kill all six of them?"

 

"Uh, no. The question is, how many would you save?"

 

"None of them. They're probably immergents."

 

"Do you mean "immigrants"?"

 

"Don't give me that liberal spelling nonsense."

 

"Uh, never mind. Thank you for your--"

 

"YOU'RE DESTROYING AMERICA! LIAR LIAR LIAR LIAR LIAR!"

 

"Goodbye."

 

"TRUMP WON THE ELECTION! BALLOT HARVESTING! KILL ALL THE MESSKINS WITH TROLLEY CARS!"

"Crickets"

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