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An interesting way of expressing a pretty simple idea: if some small group cares about something that doesn't matter much to anyone else, they're likely to get
by NoraCodes 4y ago
An interesting way of expressing a pretty simple idea: if some small group cares about something that doesn't matter much to anyone else, they're likely to get their way. And why not? If nobody else cares, then it doesn't matter whether this vocal minority gets their way or not.
- mdrzn 4y agoVery interesting article indeed. Should we have stronger stances regarding personal decisions, to protect them in the future?
- NoraCodes 4y agoI mean, I don't really think so. Most things don't matter to most people. For instance, I really could not care less whether or not my pad see ew is cooked with peanut oil or not. My roommate will die if hers is. So, we get pad see ew that's cooked with vegetable oil. I can walk up a ramp and use an elevator; my best friend cannot walk up stairs. So, we live in a building with an elevator and a door ramp, and I support the ADA. Et cetera, et cetera. Similar principles apply to kashrut (kosher food), halal meat, etc. with the exception that I _do_ want pork to be available - and, lo and behold, it is, because the majority do care about that one. There are few places in the US where one really cannot get pork. Personally, I think that this kind of thing is the mark of a functioning society. When some people have specific needs that don't harm others, there's no reason not to cater to those people. I think we can apply this to a lot of other things, too, that are forbidden mostly due to social taboo rather than actual harm - things like advanced insulins not being available to adults without a prescription, body modification and piercing artists not being allowed to use local anesthesia, and so forth.