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It isn't "injustice" that he's born into privilege. That affluence is the result of sacrifice and decisions made by his family and his larger community/nation.
by newbie12 14y ago
It isn't "injustice" that he's born into privilege. That affluence is the result of sacrifice and decisions made by his family and his larger community/nation.
The injustice is that other families and nations are various degrees of corrupt and ignorant. That's not necessarily his burden. In fact, the main reason that life is getting better around the globe is because advanced, "priviledged" societies invented agriculture, science, computers, refrigeration, vaccines, and so on.
- richo 14y agoI'm not sure if you were meant to be agreeing with me or not, or if I'm just misinterpreting your tone. I agree with you. While I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing to have some perspective and context for the way you experience the world, this privilege apologism that's taken hold is absurd in my view.
- mbrock 14y agoHere's a good picture of sacrifice: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/Slave_Auction_Ad.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/Slave_Auc...