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This is a flat out lie. You can absolutely glorify the south in the civil war, and people do it. You can even do things that most consider abhorrent, you can g
by betwixthewires 4y ago
This is a flat out lie.
You can absolutely glorify the south in the civil war, and people do it. You can even do things that most consider abhorrent, you can glorify slavery if you want, speak positively about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. You can glorify the assassination of any US president who was assassinated in fact. Some people won't like it, but you can do it and no state goons are going to come disappear you in the night. It is not illegal anywhere in the US.
- pphysch 4y agoDo any of those things publicly in the average US city and let me know how that works out for your career (and therefore ability to afford housing and healthcare).
- macintux 4y agoThe government allowing you to celebrate slavery doesn’t mean fellow citizens are obliged to employ you. Freedom of speech doesn’t mean freedom from repercussions.
- pphysch 4y agoThis supports my thesis that America's primary value is anti-authoritarianism and doesn't actually care about human rights.
- macintux 4y agoThe diminishment of authoritarianism is a necessary precondition for human rights.
- pphysch 4y agoComplete nonsense. Authority is necessary to guarantee human rights when you are dealing with groups of more than ~1000 people. Anarchy at that scale leads to massive human rights violations. Americans/Anglos are historically inept at governance and concluded that all governments are inept and evil.
- macintux 4y agoI believe we’re facing a language barrier, not a core philosophical disagreement. Authoritarianism is government by absolute (or near absolute) control of a single body. North Korea, China, Russia being prime examples.
- pphysch 4y agoDe facto or de jure? If de jure, than neither USA nor PRC are authoritarian because both have multiple political parties. If de facto, than both USA and PRC or authoritarian. USA in particular is governed by an unelected establishment of NatSec/Finance/Oil elites; an oligarchy in the purest sense. Who elected Victoria Nuland and Jake Sullivan to orchestrate the Ukraine wedge?