As Ocasio-Cortez implies, just because the practice may be widespread doesn't make it right.
But just because a trait can be dubbed "human," or a study finds it widespread, doesn't mean it's truly worthy of defense.
And even though I was only able to cite a single example in my piece, it sure feels as if this is the sort of thing that could become widespread, doesn't it?
The prevailing view in France, Professor Pollaud-Dulian said, remains that existing law should not be overhauled simply because new customs and practices, however widespread, do not fit.
It flew in troops from an area where the disease was widespread, did not bother screening them, and failed to put in adequate toilet arrangements, so that faeces were dumped into water widely used for drinking and bathing.
However, widespread usage does not necessarily equate to defensible assurance of analytical reliability.
While the recent fall in income inequality is significant and widespread, it does not seem to be based on strong fundamentals.
The chacma baboon is widespread and does not rank among threatened animal species.
It is not clear why widespread arteriopathy does not cause more global organ defects.
