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I get the historical analogy with anti-Vietnam War protesters. I just don't agree that they are actually the moral equivalent of anti-anti-racial-preference pro
by civilized 5y ago
I get the historical analogy with anti-Vietnam War protesters. I just don't agree that they are actually the moral equivalent of anti-anti-racial-preference protesters. And I definitely don't believe that the majority will see it that way in a few decades.
The moral foundations for Vietnam War opposition are much intellectually deeper and ideologically broader than those supporting racial preferences. A medieval Catholic could have opposed the Vietnam War on grounds of just war theory.
- throwaway984393 5y agoFor what it's worth, I'm not trying to draw moral equivalence. I'm hoping to demonstrate that we just don't know what protests will be acceptable or not in the future.
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- unclebucknasty 5y ago>...much intellectually deeper and ideologically broader than those supporting racial preferences. A medieval Catholic... Sure, if you narrow the topic of racial preferences down to the literal instantiation of exactly that mechanism, then broaden the topic of the Vietnam War out to historical philosophies of War in general, then of course the latter reads "intellectually deeper" and "broader". But, these are all just discussions about what is morally just and, when society fails to provide justice, what we consider appropriate remedies.
- whatshisface 5y agoI have no idea what people are meaning when they say "racial preferences" in this thread but the Vietnam war was objectively awful and gets more awful with every detail you learn.
- unclebucknasty 5y agoSure. But, not sure how to process that as a reply to my comment.
- AzzieElbab 5y agoThis is very different from protesting Vietnam war or anything else that is specific. What we are seeing is a pure manifestation and exercise of power.