I could be wrong, but your last sentence seems to be an ideological jab. I say this because you use the phrase 'by the "progressive" mob'. Please clarify if there is something I'm missing.

> Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. That destroys the curiosity this site exists for. - https://qht.co/newsguidelines.html

It is certainly possible to make a variation of your statement without such loaded language.

I'm sorry to have to say this, but you've also made an overly shallow (and uninteresting) characterization of the ethics underlying progressive causes.