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It's the division of people into "us" and "them", and the overwhelming belief that "we" are right, and "they" are wrong, and evil, is one of the biggest problem
by zavulon 15y ago
It's the division of people into "us" and "them", and the overwhelming belief that "we" are right, and "they" are wrong, and evil, is one of the biggest problems in the world's politics. And it's the biggest thing, out of many, that's wrong with Reddit.
- jacques_chester 15y agoI'm not entirely sure I agree; but my point is that Ohanian's easy comfort rests on an unstated assumption that "we" will continue to drive these sorts of campaigns. "Us and them" is human nature.
- count 15y agoWe can't all get along, and thinking otherwise is burying your head in the sand. Show me any period of time in history where 'everybody just got along'?
- rickmb 15y agoBut of course there is a "them" and their "evil" can be quantified by counting the numbers of dead bodies, people incarcerated for not conforming and the number of laws made to simply deny certain people the same rights as everyone else. Relativism won't help you when "they" believe you shouldn't exist.