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This quote is a bit odd, it could easily be interpreted as a justification for authoritarian rule by entitled criminals: > "“Fortune and human imperfection ass
by photochemsyn 4y ago
This quote is a bit odd, it could easily be interpreted as a justification for authoritarian rule by entitled criminals:
> "“Fortune and human imperfection assure that at some point in life everyone will experience suffering, disadvantage, or mistreatment,” wrote the authors of the new study. “When this happens, there will be some who face their burdens in silence, treating it as a private matter they must work out for themselves..."
So, if one is a victim of a crime, or repression, or some other injustice, and one makes it a public issue (by, for example, seeking redress in a court of law), one is engaging in 'narcissisim, psychopathy and Machiavellianism'? What does the US Constitution have to say about this?
> "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."
Yes there are those who abuse the courts (and the court of public opinion) in the manner the authors describe, but I think the vast majority of cases don't fall into that category.
- thegrimmest 4y agoI think the problem is that we're constantly expanding the definition of "social injustice". Can you propose a bounded definition for the term?