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That's an asinine statement. We aren't bacteria. We don't have to behave like bacteria, irregardless of one's relationship to authoritarianism or social confor
by WalterSear 8y ago
That's an asinine statement.
We aren't bacteria. We don't have to behave like bacteria, irregardless of one's relationship to authoritarianism or social conformity.
And we should not forgive, let alone celebrate, people who do behave like bacteria.
- randallsquared 8y agoIt's not a nuanced statement, but it certainly isn't asinine. It's just the minimum positive effect you can have on the future -- the lowest bar, if you will. You could, with similar effect, make the same statements about bacteria in response to "People should live" or "People should thrive".
- WalterSear 8y agoIn the context more than 75% of black children, and more than half of hispanic children being born out of wedlock, and comparable statistics for all poverty stricken population groups, calling it "the minimum positive effect you can have on the future" is a really an asinine statement. It's not a positive effect. https://cis.org/Camarota/Births-Unmarried-Mothers-Nativity-and-Education https://cis.org/Camarota/Births-Unmarried-Mothers-Nativity-a...
- randallsquared 8y agoIf you could tell someone with a single parent that they, for that reason, cannot have a positive effect on the future, then I don't think there is any basis for agreement between us on the topic.