5 ms·

What a ridiculous statement. The US is the least oppressed society in history. Especially for women and minorities.

dekhn 7y ago
there were laws through the 1960s and I think even later that prevents african americans and other non-caucasians from marrying caucasians. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loving_v._Virginia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loving_v._Virginia required Supreme Court to override laws that violated the constitution. If that's your standard for "least oppressed", I think your standards are very low.
- laheyBro 7y ago
  Believe it or not, a lot of things have changed since the 60's. Name a society with more rights, more opportunities for the historically oppressed. Deny reality all you want, you're only hurting yourself.
  - jessaustin 7y ago
    Canada? Anywhere in western/northern Europe?
mikestew 7y ago
The US is the least oppressed society in history. What is ridiculous is to think that is an argument against the truth of parent's statement.
- laheyBro 7y ago
  The parent statement is objectively not truth.
  - mikestew 7y ago
    Of the your two comments thus far, neither is even remotely what one might call a counter-argument. "Nuh-uh!" does not count. There's still time to edit the comment, care to throw me something more substantial to work with?
  - klyrs 7y ago
    You're attempting to refute an absolute statement with a relative one; "--- are oppressed" / "--- are less oppressed than ever." These two statements are logically consistent. I question your definition of "objectively" in this situation
danso 7y ago
What does "least oppressed society", a comparative term, have to do with the claims made by the parent commenter? That designation does not preclude the existence of any disparity or injustice.
andrepd 7y ago
Where do you even begin to pick apart a statement like this... The US is completely fucked with regards to racial tensions, it's a complete shithole in that respect, for the standard of a developed nation. Race permeates public consciousness to a degree not really seen anywhere in Western Europe. Until the 60s there was institutionalised discrimination for crying out loud. Even today there is a measured, objective disparity in: arrests, convictions, police brutality, not to mention job applications and other areas. Can you compare this to a country like Spain or the Netherlands? "Least oppressed society in HISTORY", this reads like a Trump tweet. Sure is some egregious lack of self-awareness.

there were laws through the 1960s and I think even later that prevents african americans and other non-caucasians from marrying caucasians. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loving_v._Virginia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loving_v._Virginia required Supreme Court to override laws that violated the constitution. If that's your standard for "least oppressed", I think your standards are very low.

laheyBro 7y ago
Believe it or not, a lot of things have changed since the 60's. Name a society with more rights, more opportunities for the historically oppressed. Deny reality all you want, you're only hurting yourself.
- jessaustin 7y ago
  Canada? Anywhere in western/northern Europe?

mikestew 7y ago

The US is the least oppressed society in history. What is ridiculous is to think that is an argument against the truth of parent's statement.

laheyBro 7y ago
The parent statement is objectively not truth.
- mikestew 7y ago
  Of the your two comments thus far, neither is even remotely what one might call a counter-argument. "Nuh-uh!" does not count. There's still time to edit the comment, care to throw me something more substantial to work with?
- klyrs 7y ago
  You're attempting to refute an absolute statement with a relative one; "--- are oppressed" / "--- are less oppressed than ever." These two statements are logically consistent. I question your definition of "objectively" in this situation

danso 7y ago

What does "least oppressed society", a comparative term, have to do with the claims made by the parent commenter? That designation does not preclude the existence of any disparity or injustice.

andrepd 7y ago

Where do you even begin to pick apart a statement like this... The US is completely fucked with regards to racial tensions, it's a complete shithole in that respect, for the standard of a developed nation. Race permeates public consciousness to a degree not really seen anywhere in Western Europe. Until the 60s there was institutionalised discrimination for crying out loud. Even today there is a measured, objective disparity in: arrests, convictions, police brutality, not to mention job applications and other areas. Can you compare this to a country like Spain or the Netherlands? "Least oppressed society in HISTORY", this reads like a Trump tweet. Sure is some egregious lack of self-awareness.