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I don’t think we should lean on the negative impacts progress has on social contracts, since this is one of the primary arguments the alt-right uses to justify
by bendbro 8y ago
I don’t think we should lean on the negative impacts progress has on social contracts, since this is one of the primary arguments the alt-right uses to justify their position. Social contracts always change, especially so when a country is composed of an ever increasing portion of immigrants, asylum seekers, and migrants. Despite the blood, sweat, and tears, being open to social change ensures society doesn’t get locked into a local minimum via well intended but ultimately misplaced concern.
- rbongers 8y agoDo you mean to say that a change to the social contract is necessary where it could be acceptable in some cases for someone to get killed by a car? I am just trying to understand what you mean by this comment.
- eximius 8y agoI don't think they're saying that change is bad but that THIS change is bad - a regression for a hard fought thing. Characterizing all such critiques as the same reduces the toolset we have to answer things like the alt right.