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Would you sympathise with someone who blames his problems on slavery?
by rtx 10y ago
Would you sympathise with someone who blames his problems on slavery?
- exolymph 10y agoThe distinction is that slavery is actually bad — a human rights atrocity with centuries of fallout — whereas globalization is (according to the liberal worldview) good. I mostly share the liberal worldview.
- throwanem 10y agoThat's an interesting distinction. On its face it suggests that some human rights atrocities are more morally acceptable than others, but I can't imagine how such a reading might be accurate to fact.
- exolymph 10y agoWhat part of my comment suggests "that some human rights atrocities are more morally acceptable than others"?
- 234dd57d2c8dba 10y agoGlobalism is just another form of slavery, to corporations and global government. There might not be iron chains, but it's still all about control and power. Unaccountable bureaucrats pulling strings on everything from what your money is worth to restricting information from you about where your food is grown.
- charles-salvia 10y agoI would say it's counter-productive - but at least a direct causal line can be drawn between slavery and the current lower average socio-economic status of black people in the US. Whereas, there is absolutely no causal line between the current plight of poor white people and Mexican immigrants/Islamic terrorism.
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- intopieces 10y agoNot trying to derail the topic, but is Islamic terrorism a claimed cause for the plight of poor white people? If anything, Islamic terrorism is a boon to poor white people. US Military will provide a decent cash influx at sign-up, fund education, and provide a steady paycheck for a few years.