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Don't knock the status quo too much. The status quo is a system that brought billions of people out of abject poverty, gave us human rights, democracy, etc. W
by Consultant32452 6y ago
Don't knock the status quo too much. The status quo is a system that brought billions of people out of abject poverty, gave us human rights, democracy, etc. We take these things for granted, but we're in an incredibly unique and very new situation where you even have the privilege to sit around and pontificate about ideas like global poverty, gender issues, gay rights, etc. Civilizations have crumbled before, and ours WILL crumble at some point in the future. One quote I like about the US is that conservatives are progressives going the speed limit. And your comment about the right fetishizing the status quo is in line with that. A progressive wants to go a mile, conservatives are like, "Ehh... let's walk a few steps in that direction and see how it goes"
- Fauntleroy 6y agoThis doesn't hold up under any scrutiny. Progressives say things like "we should have a working healthcare system (like those already in place in other countries)", conservatives say "absolutely the fuck not."
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- Consultant32452 6y agoPlease see my parallel post here which explains why it's not as simple as those healthcare systems "working" vs ours not working. Particularly the part about those systems causing infinite harm in the future. FWIW I'm not advocating dismantling any social safety nets. I'm only pointing out that it's not as simple as "good vs bad." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24230557 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24230557