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And I don't know why people keep applying the specious reasoning that: The absolute absence of any consequence for actions/speech is undesirable, therefore any
by forgottenpass 8y ago
And I don't know why people keep applying the specious reasoning that: The absolute absence of any consequence for actions/speech is undesirable, therefore any consequence that gets implemented is intrinsically desirable until laboriously proven otherwise.
- Retra 8y agoThat's certainly not the reasoning I'm using here. If you say something stupid in public, you are also free to explain yourself and negotiate a proper consequence. The consequence that gets implemented is a direct result of your actions in the context you chose to operate in yourself. If you don't want to (for example) not lose your job for saying racist things, then you've got to find and sell the value of that. If you can't, that's on you.
- ThrowawayR2 8y agoAmerica in the 1840s: "If you want to (for example) not lose your job for supporting abolition, then you've got to find and sell the value of that. If you can't, that's on you." America in the 1910s: "If you want to (for example) not lose your job for supporting women's suffrage, then you've got to find and sell the value of that. If you can't, that's on you." America in the 1950s: "If you want to (for example) not lose your job for supporting leftists, then you've got to find and sell the value of that. If you can't, that's on you." See a problem with your viewpoint here?