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>But at a certain point you just have to realize that there are differing points of view, that is just the way things go, and "progress" includes all of them.
by flamtap 7y ago
>But at a certain point you just have to realize that there are differing points of view, that is just the way things go, and "progress" includes all of them.
This is really insightful, to me. Worth keeping in mind in today’s world.
- kerkeslager 7y agoEh, is it really insightful? It just seems straightforwardly wrong to me. Nazism is a viewpoint. Does progress include that? I know I'm triggering Godwin's law here, but if you're literally saying that progress includes ALL viewpoints, you're really opening yourself up to including some really ridiculously outlandish ideals.
- klyrs 7y agoThere's an addendum, regarding speaking out against actual nazism https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2018/06/19/27874178/godwins-law-suspended-by-godwin https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2018/06/19/27874178/godwins...
- kerkeslager 7y agoI guess that applies, since "all viewpoints" does include actual Nazis.
- carapace 7y ago"It's not even wrong." Flat-Earther-ism is a viewpoint. Anti-vaxxer-ism is a viewpoint.
- wiz21c 7y agohe didn't say that all points of view lead to positive progress. Progress is even "quoted". The GPL has that political nature : it makes you think about your own point of view and hence, the point of view of others. Figuring out if you want or need it by actually reading it is a super useful exercise.
- nfoz 7y ago"Progress" is an opinion/propaganda term -- you use it to paint whatever actually happened in a positive light.