Pragmatism?

He called himself a pragmatist. That is, he believed "What if the Emergency stole your civil liberties, the trains ran on time!"

Shocked, one asked, "How could you possibly say that? Would you say, What if you have cancer and chemotherapy has caused your hair to fall, at least you don't have to spend money on an haircut". No, that wouldn't do. "What if your car got stolen, at least you didn't have to wait in line at DMV to pay for registration"

Not at all. He is just being practical, you know.

What if a million people die of hunger, at least the population reduces