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The concept of all three of borders, nations, and sovereignty as you’re using it are relatively recent innovations that haven’t survived for anywhere near as lo
by yawpitch 3y ago
The concept of all three of borders, nations, and sovereignty as you’re using it are relatively recent innovations that haven’t survived for anywhere near as long as, for example, feudalism did as an organizing structure, and just as feudalism died this latest iteration of “my might makes me right” will, eventually, die as well.
If it takes the species with it, so be it.
- fluoridation 3y agoIt seems to me that might makes right is at least as old as humanity itself. I don't see many animals organizing to resolve disputes peacefully. When it comes to relations between groups that do not engage socially with each other, might makes right seems like the default means to come to agreements.
- yawpitch 3y agoChild molestation is also at least as old as humanity itself... you have not made a sensible or reasoned argument for continuing to do what we did in the past.
- fluoridation 3y agoIt's not an argument in favor of continuing to do it. It's an argument against the idea that it will stop happening in the future.
- yawpitch 3y agoIt will absolutely stop happening in the future… the only question is will it have stopped because we finally outgrew thinking with our genitals, or will it have stopped because we failed to do so?
- fluoridation 3y agoYes, it will only stop when there no longer people to do it. We are in agreement in that.
- yawpitch 3y agoNo longer people or no longer stupid people. I’m an optimist, just not very much of one.
- nemo44x 3y agoWe use force to prevent and punish child molestation. Another win for might.
- yawpitch 3y agoRealistically we prevent virtually no child molestation by force (or by any other means)… we’re far too busy loudly pretending to care about keeping children safe from imaginary stranger dangers to actually do anything whatsoever to keep them safe from the real dangers represented by their family and other trusted adults. On average it takes two decades for a victim of childhood sexual abuse to disclose their abuse… successful victories of your imaginary “might” at that remove are virtually non existent relative to the number of victims.