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Re: The White Man's Burden
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Re: The White Man's Burden
by eric » Wed Nov 05, 2014 10:56 am
"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably."
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Re: The White Man's Burden
by The Dharma Bum » Wed Nov 05, 2014 11:20 am
i think its more of a matter of utilitarianism
a lot of the time our intervention doesn't really cause less suffering, it may cause different people to suffer but a lot of the time its the wrong people anyway so its just as bad as what it was meant to stop
a lot of the time our intervention doesn't really cause less suffering, it may cause different people to suffer but a lot of the time its the wrong people anyway so its just as bad as what it was meant to stop
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Re: The White Man's Burden
by The Dharma Bum » Wed Nov 05, 2014 11:23 am
both sides think their violence is in the interest of keeping order, but it's really closer to random violence and disorder
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Re: The White Man's Burden
by The Dharma Bum » Wed Nov 05, 2014 11:25 am
consider all of the genocidal maniacs, slavers, and intolerant people we've employed to further our interests
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by eric » Wed Nov 05, 2014 11:28 am
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