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Raising people out of poverty by building a platform that basically chips away at the fabric of society is beyond insane. I can see why 'poor' people would jum
by louwrentius 5y ago
Raising people out of poverty by building a platform that basically chips away at the fabric of society is beyond insane.
I can see why 'poor' people would jump at the opportunity, but that doesn't really excuse them from the basic morality/ethics.
Holding people from poorer countries to lower moral and ethical standards smells like a kind of latent racism to me too but maybe I should give you the benefit of the doubt.
- cybernautique 5y agoI don't think it's racism, necessarily, because it holds true for our naturalized citizens of any race. You could charge me with some sort of dread nationalism. I still wouldn't agree, but it's closer to my espoused basis. Also, for context: I am the child of a naturalized citizen from a very poor country, which very much colors my opinion. It's not so much that I hold these people to lower moral or ethical standards; it's moreso that my morals and ethics are entirely arbitrary, based on nothing more than what values I choose to hold. My standards are the same for everyone and everything, which is that my standard will be whatever it is at the moment I choose to query what my position is. Is this wildly inconsistent? Yes. Is it universalizable? No. But it's the best I've got, and it's what commits me the least.