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Just because something happens doesn't mean it's not morally reprehensible. Where does your cynical and tired "everyone with power is evil I just read the princ

by wfo 12y ago

Just because something happens doesn't mean it's not morally reprehensible. Where does your cynical and tired "everyone with power is evil I just read the prince for the first time" attitude get you? The only result I see is a dismissal of concerns for the welfare of our society and culture and an excuse for ignoring any and all injustice because "that's the way the world is", i.e. complacency and tacit acceptance. You can be a student of history and unsurprised but no less outraged when these events transpire; outrage reinforces in our society the cultural belief the action is _not acceptable_. When we lose the outrage, we provide the actions with tacit support as the new norm. What exactly are you proposing instead?

cubano 12y ago
Where does your cynical and tired "everyone with power is evil I just read the prince for the first time" attitude get you? It prepares me to take the extra precautions needed to avoid being captured in these social and political "traps" time and time again. What else? Awareness and acceptance are always the first step.
- wfo 12y ago
  We certainly agree about awareness; acceptance (which is a nice way of saying 'giving up') is the first step towards losing _all_ of your rights, not just some.
  - cubano 12y ago
    In this case acceptance simply means facing the ugly reality that, in the real world, actors in power will rarely if ever fail to exercise it for their benefit and not yours. The French revolution is a great example of this Realpolitik in action. The people rose up and overthrew their monarch, only to find just a few years later that very little actually changed, except the names of the principle actors and how power was distributed.
    - CamperBob2 12y ago
      For a more contemporary example, see the so-called revolutions of the "Arab Spring." Ask an Egyptian how that particular revolution's going for them. The rise of statist apologetics is probably the one thing about Internet-based discussions that disturbs me the most.

by wfo 12y ago

cubano 12y ago

Where does your cynical and tired "everyone with power is evil I just read the prince for the first time" attitude get you? It prepares me to take the extra precautions needed to avoid being captured in these social and political "traps" time and time again. What else? Awareness and acceptance are always the first step.

wfo 12y ago
We certainly agree about awareness; acceptance (which is a nice way of saying 'giving up') is the first step towards losing _all_ of your rights, not just some.
- cubano 12y ago
  In this case acceptance simply means facing the ugly reality that, in the real world, actors in power will rarely if ever fail to exercise it for their benefit and not yours. The French revolution is a great example of this Realpolitik in action. The people rose up and overthrew their monarch, only to find just a few years later that very little actually changed, except the names of the principle actors and how power was distributed.
  - CamperBob2 12y ago
    For a more contemporary example, see the so-called revolutions of the "Arab Spring." Ask an Egyptian how that particular revolution's going for them. The rise of statist apologetics is probably the one thing about Internet-based discussions that disturbs me the most.