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"… who’s happiest when telling the truth for the cause of social justice … but who, if told to lie for the cause of social justice, will probably choose silence
by ipaddr 5y ago
"… who’s happiest when telling the truth for the cause of social justice … but who, if told to lie for the cause of social justice, will probably choose silence or even, if pushed hard enough, truth?"
Does everyone lie for the social justice cause because the truth never matches a pure ideological idea?
Is silence accepting the lie here empowering social justice or by not fully supporting the lie are you cast out of the movement and seen as working for the man or for power?
- CoastalCoder 5y agoIIUC, there's a meta-lie (or at least confusion) here. (Apologies if I've misunderstood; corrections greatly appreciated.) - Every person of intelligence and good will agrees upon the definition of "social justice". - Every person who disagrees with "${author}" 's conception of social justice is at best part of the problem, or at worst a willing agent evil. Having read some social-justice-related Internet arguments from the sidelines, I get the impression that this lie/confusion is particularly vexing to those who aren't in the stereotypical social-justice camp.