#WhatISISwants

But I thought that progressives were in favor of helping out the oppressed residents of backwards less-advanced Third World charmingly indigenous nations by giving them what they want?

Suppose what they want is to be annihilated in an Armageddon-esque conflagration that they believe will result in some eschatological mumblety-jumble? Shouldn't we help them find out if that's what happens?
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