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Our society is the most just society the Earth has ever known. What exactly do you expect the folks of HN to do differently?
by AndrewUnmuted 6y ago
Our society is the most just society the Earth has ever known. What exactly do you expect the folks of HN to do differently?
- mmastrac 6y agoSorry, that's a very weak statement and easily refuted. By what measure? The US ranks below Canada on the HFI. On many quality of life lists, the US is far below nordic countries. You may want to examine your circumstances and see if you'd still feel the same way if you were one or more of black, female, gay, or a persecuted minority (I'm assuming you are none of these, but feel free to correct me).
- AndrewUnmuted 6y agoIt doesn't matter what the circumstances are. Your very post here proves my point more than any further elaboration on my part ever could. A mere 30 years ago, everything you just said here would have gotten _you_ banned from most clubs, small businesses, shopping centers, and religious organizations. Today, you get rewarded with a bunch of social media points for making statements like yours.
- mmastrac 6y agoI'm also Canadian, white, straight, male and can afford to piss off potential future and my current employers with my posts and just retire if I wanted to. But I don't let that illusion cloud the fact that there are many people who don't have my luck who find the world we live in incredibly unjust. You need to tap your empathy and look at the life experiences of others in different circumstances. Would they consider society just?
- behringer 6y agoThe US imprisons more people than China. The US enslaves its prison population. The US justice system tricks innocent people into pleading guilty using a clearly corrupt plea bargaining system. There is nothing just about American justice.