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I'm not sure I understand your distinction between feeling of prosperity and actual prosperity. What do you consider actual prosperity? And my claim requires a
by Denzel 9y ago
I'm not sure I understand your distinction between feeling of prosperity and actual prosperity. What do you consider actual prosperity?
And my claim requires an imperfect broad brush because nothing in this world will ever reach perfection in the eyes of everyone. However, I don't feel the need to add little conditions and details to everything I say when it applies to the vast majority of people.
I am a minority. I live in a city of minorities. My days are spent with minorities and people in the majority. My claim applies to the 1M+ minorities in my city. It requires neither willful ignorance nor lack of exposure to minorities.
- abandonliberty 9y agoYour claim is fine, except that it has no real relevance to the argument. It could be true in a kingdom or a fascist dictatorship. It's meaningless without something to compare it to. You need to distinguish between "point in time" data such as your claim, and data collected over time or with comparisons. Saying 'things are great!' is relatively meaningless to understanding the health of a democracy.
- Denzel 9y agoYou didn't exactly answer my question. Show me the data on the real prosperity you're talking about. I'm asking for it.
- abandonliberty 9y agoMy first comment referenced wealth inequality so you either lack good faith or comprehension. I suspect it's the former. I'm not in this to win points, nor am I your adversary.
- Denzel 9y agoFunny, you're certainly speaking adversarially while I'm seeking an earnest answer. Just like speed is relative given your frame of reference, wealth inequality does not prove a decrease in prosperity. Not by a long shot. So, if that's your proof, it doesn't make sense. Because if my plane is accelerating while yours is accelerating faster: inequality of position has hastened while we've both improved.
- abandonliberty 9y agoIt took you 4 messages to respond to my key point. Bravo.