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I've read variants of the point that the protesters are "rich" by a global standard. It's an interesting observation, but I don't see how it should change the p
by blatherard 15y ago
I've read variants of the point that the protesters are "rich" by a global standard. It's an interesting observation, but I don't see how it should change the protesters actions or positions or mine as a mostly-supporter.
I'd compare this to the civil rights movement. There were plenty of privileged whites who protested segregation in the US. You could have then reasonably argued that they were privileged because the US systematically enslaved and then repressed blacks. And I would say to this, "So what?" They were protesting something they saw as a problem, on the basis of their shared humanity.
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- Swizec 15y agoAs I said. They have a point, an important point. I just wonder if they realize the whole thing is just the pot calling the kettle black. I guess what I mean to say is that the world order needs to change, but I don't think this is the way to go about affecting said change. The movement is basically asking for a new form of everything ... but they're asking the Old Form (tm) to do the hard work of changing.
- fr0sty 15y agoA major difference is that those agitating for change stand to benefit greatly (or believe they do) by that same change. White civil rights protesters were more altruistic.