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Why is "born to American parents" a more meaningful moral category than "born to white parents"? I don't think the poster is racist. I think he holds a moral p
by yummyfajitas 10y ago
Why is "born to American parents" a more meaningful moral category than "born to white parents"?
I don't think the poster is racist. I think he holds a moral position which is equally indefensible.
- flukus 10y agoBecause Americans want to maintain their standard of living and can't do that if they are competing with a billion Africans who would be happy with half that standard.
- yummyfajitas 10y agoWhite Americans wanted to maintain their status/standard of living too, and economic competition with negros made that difficult. Can you make any moral arguments for nationalism that don't support racism equally well?
- flukus 10y agoWhy do there have to be moral arguments? We want a particular outcome and can make it happen. If people in other countries want the same outcome then they can make it happen there.
- yummyfajitas 10y agoI agree with you in that sense - we have the strength to segregate, to impose nationalism or to pillage the world. Does this mean we should?