Correct - it depends on which way that he meant it. If he meant it by the definition that you described then I guess the insult loses its humor a litt...
What's funny about this issue is that it's actually united liberals and conservatives against the lunatic fringe who support/are sympathetic to either...
If we feel bad about the homeless guy do we also feel bad about black and minority-owned businesses in low income areas being torched and looted? Do o...
While there may be some sort of rational discussion to be found here in this thread, I don't think it can be had with those who for no serious reason ...
So where does the middle class fall in this divide? How about the upper middle class? How about the wealthy disabled kid? Does he still qualify as one...
I think conceiving of politics as a war of one group against another or how to elevate my group above others is essentially toxic. I'd say this even i...
It seems to me you've been trying to draw (or at least entertain) some sort of connection between destroying businesses/rioting to ending systemic rac...
...You asked me what I personally do about hunger, so I took that as a personal question. Yeah, it helps when you don't care about strangers' economic...
Are you really saying this in regard to my opinion that one shouldn't go around setting fire to businesses and now possibly homes? Is that what you're...
Well, I don't destroy their places of work for one. I feel like this is becoming more about me than anything ideas-based so I don't see how it's too r...
This is 100% spot on. In reality I couldn't actually riot regardless since... I'm a state employee but I was just conveying my dismay. But yeah - it i...
Chauvin was arrested. He will likely go to jail. I know the other officers were fired and there may be other charges; we'll see. Honestly, if Chauvin ...
I don't believe the rule of law is absolute and inviolable. After all, the holocaust was legal. This to me just sounds Machiavellian and kind of evil ...
If I'm reading you right you're comparing the riots today to the Boston tea party? This is a bad comparison for many reasons but before I go into them...
NOS, by burning down a TGI Fridays you're fighting capitalism which in turn helps dismantle systemic racism. It's a nuanced argument - you need a coll...
Read my first post in the thread. I said that there's blame on both sides. The reason I focused on the looting is, well, because much of the commentar...
If the forum was 100% pro-cop I'd be challenging them. I'm challenging you - and people like you who support the rioting - because you're insane. I en...
By "the law" do you mean the institution of law enforcement or the written law? Regardless, I don't see how local businesses - even powerful ones like...
Now this is a good question, and I can tell you that throwing molotov cocktails or assaulting police officers and destoying their vehicles is DEFINITE...
Would you like it if you spent years saving up to start your own business and establish your own source of income only to see it burned down by rioter...
If you want to treat police like they're all monsters I could just take the other side and treat the protesters like they're all murdering business ow...
No, that's the metaphor I'm going to use to towards who are burning down stores and assaulting business owners who try to defend their stores. The pro...
I never said it was THE issue, I'm saying it's AN issue. But then again, it's not an issue for you or me. We haven't been put out of work because our ...
Go put more lower wage workers out of jobs by destroying their workplaces, they can always go loot another store. You're really standing up well for c...
there are 'few other options' for entry level worker because a) they don't have many skills or certifications and b) we're in the year of coronavirus ...
...because many of them are sales associates at a target. have you ever worked as a sales associate in retail? it's an entry level job. In any case no...
Go back and read my post above the Target one. Who do you think gets hired for these jobs? It's entry level workers with likely very few other options...
You do realize target is made up of individuals, right? And that many of those individuals are the front-line, entry level workers who likely live pay...
Yeah, keep punching up. The CEO of Target and the board of directors will really get the message now. Meanwhile, you've got all the (presumably lower ...
Seems to me the only reasonable position on this is obviously to be shocked and upset by the Floyd murder, upset about police brutality, but also upse...
I just don't know of any capitalist theorists who would present capitalism this way. I know of many who would argue that some degree of competition is...
I wouldn't agree with this conception of capitalism. It seems way too strict and unrealistic. It would imply that in one given industry - lets say the...
You mean if everyone was to just follow their personal needs would that be enough for a health community and ensure well being? Is that what you're as...
We might need to define our terms here . Plenty of capitalists (myself included) will agree that humans are by and large self-interested, but this is ...
This seems reasonable - sure, societies and cultures often try to shape people, fair enough. Personally, and you might disagree, but I wouldn't say th...
How about the general human tendency to value one's family and community above the rest of humanity? Marxist or socialist societies - whatever you'd w...
I think much of liberal philosophy is predicated on an unchanging human nature that includes selfishness or at least self interest and the belief is t...
Ideally, the individual because the individual is best informed about their own personal needs, i.e. they are their best personal advocate. The state ...
Jesus Christ, this recent interview with Charlamagne the God: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOIFs_SryHI If you don't support me "then you ain't blac...
What waffling did I do? We're on a forum, you can quote me on it. I thought that I've always been clear that my suspicion here - what I'm inclined to ...
I don't need to pick a position in regard to meat eating vs. vegetarianism. I didn't create this thread with the idea that people were going to come a...
I feel like there are two issues here that are separate and need to be disentangled. A) Whether natural rights exist as a matter of actual truth. B) W...
I know, I was only seeking to address the question of moral worth. I stated in my OP that I believe meat eaters need to acknowledge their own speciesi...
We could make it 1 to 1 instead of 100 to 100, it's the same thing. Son or daughter is asking about specific people and I don't have a son or daughter...
We do owe ethical duties to animals. I just think that treating cows or frogs as having the exact same value as humans is insane. In theory it might s...
Potential to make the world a better place, to form positive connections/relationships, potential to create something beautiful, etc. Maybe we run int...
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