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> It's best to just remove the obstacles and let the water flow Would most Armenians agree? The problem is that after discrimination has been a part of a soci
by BoiledCabbage 9y ago
> It's best to just remove the obstacles and let the water flow
Would most Armenians agree?
The problem is that after discrimination has been a part of a society for so long, the default state without intervention is continued discrimination.
That's the fundamental argument. People in the majority/power group across whatever grouping believe the default state is equality. While people who have been on the receiving end of discrimination across generations (who are forced to be more attuned to it) believe the default state is continued discrimination.
History has shown the latter group to be correct, but the argument still happens every decade or so.
- gkya 9y agoThe genocide is a different thing, a very different story product of a clashing national interests and temper that grew in the 19th century. A war that went berserk and turned onto civilians. People think many things but at the end facts count, and positive discrimination may render the formerly opressed temporarily content, but it leads to tension among the involved groups.