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Originally Posted by Devils'Advocate
I don't get it. "I don't mean to diminish the dangers of drinking and driving, but MADD are an evil organization that manipulates data to make the problem seem bigger than it actually is and alcohol isn't really THAT much of a problem out on the roads. Heck, poor drivers in general are a much worse problem." That "I don't mean to diminish the dangers" seems about as true as "I don't mean to pry, but..." or "I don't mean to sound racist, but..."
I dislike MADD for a variety of reasons (prime being how much of their charity money goes to internal salaries (67%). But I am not going to go ripping at their mission since they are still the largest voice against drunk driving out there.
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Except their mission continues to skew from drunk driving to neo-prohibitionist. You can express concern over the direction and tactics of an organization without diminishing the seriousness of the underlying cause. I have massive issues with the Komen foundation over their recent political moves, but that doesn't mean I'm diminishing the seriousness of breast cancer.