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> people trying to make it in a world that's exploited them relentlessly and then mostly tried to stamp them from existence It's time to step away from the pro

• a_shovel 4y ago
  What, exactly, are you calling propaganda here?
  • erulabs 4y ago
    The statement '"the world" has "mostly tried to stamp [minorities] from existence"' is not propaganda, and if you squint enough, is probably true, but it's also so broadly stupid and over generalized as to be mostly meaningless. It's not wrong, but it paints a picture wherein racists and "the world" are equated haphazardly - the danger being that one can invert the idea into "its okay to commit a particular crime if the only person it hurts is guilty by virtue of their group ownership". People get particularly sensitive about that conclusion - especially if they've read the history of the 20th century. It's not okay to commit crimes against other people because we're all protected equally under the law and because every human being deserves respect and contains something divine. This is the most basic tenant of liberalism. It has for sure not been implemented equally or fairly, and boy-howdy is there a lot of work to do, but I'd venture that suggesting that the baby ought to be thrown out with the bathwater does border on dangerous propaganda.