No, Alecto, you're correct. The "why" is in fact more important in some ways than the fact of the 'victory.'
We should have a society that does the right thing because it's right, rather than because of self-interest. Progress towards that end is slow and takes lifetimes.
And no, I totally Don't Get why that should be.
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Never linger too long with the ignorant,
throw stones at their talk.
Walk only with the lovers,
the mirror of the soul gets rusty when
dipped in muddy water.
-Rumi
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