Purists -vs- Pragmatists
Point and Counterpoint: Purists are just pragmatists who believe that moral imperatives are an adequate tool for achieving effective collective bargaining. When the bargain fails to materialize, the purists blame a defective culture... and the pragmatists just roll their eyes. [But] the purist seeks to change the world to fit him, whereas the pragmatist changes himself to fit the world. --> Ergo all progress relies on the purists. :-) While the purist is sounding off about some moral crusade for cuter kittens or something, the pragmatist will have finished what they're doing and be in the bar with a beer. The purists see this as proof that they are right. The pragmatists see this as proof that they've got a beer. taken from the user comments at: http://news.slashdot.org/story/09/07/24/1853226/The-Battle-Between-Purists-and-Pragmatists?from=rss