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Every group of humans has stolen, warmongered, and exploited others. The difference is who was able to create the technology to amplify those effects. White pe

by bluthru 10y ago

Every group of humans has stolen, warmongered, and exploited others. The difference is who was able to create the technology to amplify those effects. White people were slaves. (The word slave derives from "Slav".) Africans sold off their own to the slave trade for profit. Whites were the only ones to die for the freedom of another race. There is more slavery occurring today in non-white countries than ever occurred in white countries. You get the point--it's not so black and white. Europe had practically no slaves, but that didn't stop Europeans from creating societies with the best quality of life. >And also what gives us the right to have all of these advantageous and benefits purely by an accident of birth? Humanity should only move as fast as the slowest person? Are you questioning the inherent genetic motivation for parents to care more about their offspring and community than someone on the other side of the world? It's wrong for a child to inherit what his ancestors built but right for someone on the other side of the world to inherit what someone else's ancestors built?

disordinary 10y ago
That's exactly right, and it's still going. But we have the opportunity to stop it, and it starts by being more inclusive and projecting a friendly image to everyone. :) You should take a look at the Waitangi tribunal in New Zealand which redresses historical injustices to the Maori, it's not perfect but is a good illustration on a society owning up to its mistakes and trying to fix them and returns billions of dollars worth of assets to Iwi. The other thing that you seem to forget is that Mozilla is a global company, it has a bigger market presence in countries outside of the US and so it needs to tailor its marketing for a world audience. Less than 10% of the worlds population is of European descent, therefore you'd say that Europeans are over represented in the marketing.
- bluthru 10y ago
  >The other thing that you seem to forget is that Mozilla is a global company Yes, but we can allow each office to reflect the local population and not the global population. >Less than 10% of the worlds population is of European descent, therefore you'd say that Europeans are over represented in the marketing. This is completely valid since Mozilla wants to reach a global audience. Since white people are a slim minority in the world, doesn't it seem wrong to encourage population displacement by people with a population privilege? Why are white countries targeted for not being "diverse" enough?

by bluthru 10y ago

disordinary 10y ago

That's exactly right, and it's still going. But we have the opportunity to stop it, and it starts by being more inclusive and projecting a friendly image to everyone. :) You should take a look at the Waitangi tribunal in New Zealand which redresses historical injustices to the Maori, it's not perfect but is a good illustration on a society owning up to its mistakes and trying to fix them and returns billions of dollars worth of assets to Iwi. The other thing that you seem to forget is that Mozilla is a global company, it has a bigger market presence in countries outside of the US and so it needs to tailor its marketing for a world audience. Less than 10% of the worlds population is of European descent, therefore you'd say that Europeans are over represented in the marketing.

bluthru 10y ago
>The other thing that you seem to forget is that Mozilla is a global company Yes, but we can allow each office to reflect the local population and not the global population. >Less than 10% of the worlds population is of European descent, therefore you'd say that Europeans are over represented in the marketing. This is completely valid since Mozilla wants to reach a global audience. Since white people are a slim minority in the world, doesn't it seem wrong to encourage population displacement by people with a population privilege? Why are white countries targeted for not being "diverse" enough?