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In the big picture, culture progresses towards equality over time, although it see-saws and moves very slowly relative to a human lifespan. Small minorities of
by Conscat 9mo ago
In the big picture, culture progresses towards equality over time, although it see-saws and moves very slowly relative to a human lifespan. Small minorities of hate groups, for example KKK, are not able to influence society in the long-run because their message is antithetical to this natural imperative. Whereas advocacy for racial minorities, gender minorities, and feminism progresses over time.
- RcouF1uZ4gsC 9mo agoI think that might be wishful thinking. It is privileging 200 of history verses several thousand years of human history.
- komali2 9mo agoSeveral thousand years of human history in fact argues for their point of tendency towards equality being a natural imperative, and artificially enforced caste systems being unnatural and instinctively distasteful to people. See Graber's last book before he died: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dawn_of_Everything?wprov=sfla1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dawn_of_Everything?wprov=s...
- hellgas00 9mo agoNothing says "instinctively distasteful caste systems" like the ongoing meat grinder in Gaza. Truly the pinnacle of humanity's natural drift toward equality.
- komali2 9mo agoThe majority of people are horrified when they become aware of what's happening in Gaza. Personally I think a large majority of those that support it are sheltered from the reality of it, e.g. avoid seeing images of assassinated children.
- tbrownaw 9mo ago> natural imperative It happens because trust me bro.