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It seemed like the nazi reference was appropriate though. In this case, the university system in Germany was ruined by a move away from merit toward an incorrec
by prepend 5y ago
It seemed like the nazi reference was appropriate though. In this case, the university system in Germany was ruined by a move away from merit toward an incorrect and abhorrent philosophy.
I think that doesn’t mean that affirmative action = nazism. It means that focusing on things other than merit has negative consequences and should be avoided.
A recent comedy, Death of Stalin, points this out on the micro level when there are no competent doctors to treat Stalin because all doctors who didn’t pledge political fealty were purged.
Having an academic system based on political or philosophical fealty will result in poorer academics.
- tomerv 5y agoIt doesn't really matter if the nazi reference was appropriate or not, using nazism as a comparison point is taboo for any kind of serious discussion. Once you compare anything to nazism you pretty much forfeit the discussion, even if it's a valid comparison.
- fighterpilot 5y agoI agree with you if we're talking about analogies, but not if we're talking about actual historical precedent.
- snvzz 5y ago>Once you compare anything to nazism you pretty much forfeit the discussion, even if it's a valid comparison. This is an extremely stupid statement, and we shouldn't support it by repeating it.
- prepend 5y agoI don’t agree with this at all. I’m not a fan of castostrophizing, but when the analogy is relevant, it should still be used.