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“You invaded them so now they invade you”
The modern justification of uncontrolled immigration by saying “you invaded them so now they invade you”, is wrong. Here’s why. It is intellectually dishonest and ahistorical to equate the complex dynamics of empire-building throughout human civilization and history with the modern phenomenon of uncontrolled immigration and the cultural shifts and tensions that follow. Each historical…
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Prominence versus dominance
Strange, how it is regarded with contempt the thought that black people as a social group can cultivate a culture that can be problematic. Yet, the thought is held in no disregard that white people as a social group – not only can, but does – cultivate a culture of racism and oppression. To say…
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Prominence is a privilege of being right
I once saw a video of people criticizing their political opponent and invalidating their political position by saying: “your truth has been the narrative of this country for [x] decades”, meaning that now it is their time to step down as it is other people’s turn to make the narrative theirs. This is wrong, plainly.…
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The nuances of cancellation
Someone once told me in defense of cancel culture “oh, but wouldn’t someone get canceled for doing the Hitler sign?”. That is not the same thing. There’s a difference between having a small set of things that one can get canceled for, and making it the norm of practically everything. Also, there are many ways…
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Principles, their clarity and integrity
(I am writing this as a third-person and outsider looking in, not as an advocate for one political end of the spectrum simply because I here argue against another.) Here is an example of what I will seek to explain next: “If discrimination is automatically something wrong, then equity is wrong, because equity is a…
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Reading the world
I feel bad for people when they feel that they have to conform to political ideals, even though they disagree with them, in their career and endeavors. But then I realize; just like it’s wise to “read the room”, perhaps it’s also wise to “read the world”. But I really wish we as a society…
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Life is dynamic
I don’t see the world in terms of who has power and thereby is bad. I look at life as a dynamic between different things where each thing can have several different values depending on its prerequisites, causes and potentials. The ideal society for me is the one in which those with power appreciate those…
The Searcher Who Wants to Give 