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Luckily, if you look at the generational divide, it won't be long before people like Ballenegger are looked upon like those who defended slavery on the basis of
by catlover76 3y ago
Luckily, if you look at the generational divide, it won't be long before people like Ballenegger are looked upon like those who defended slavery on the basis of the inferiority of Blacks--or like people who were bigoted towards Jews when they first started coming to this country in great numbers.
It is of course pretty sad and disgusting that he isn't already looked upon like that and publicly condemned.
- anigbrowl 3y agoI hope you're right, but my pessimistic view is that you can grow old waiting for moral arcs to bend. I'm not familiar with any of the individuals mentioned in the piece, so I don't know their investment history etc., but it seems worth bearing in mind that a lot of SV can be considered part of the 'military industrial complex' with extensive ties to contractors, government offensive and defensive systems, security/surveillance and so forth. So there are strong business as well as personal motivations to articulate particular political positions.