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I don't know how "philosophical" this is...
As much as anything I guess, or at least this is, in my opinion, the best sub-forum for it.
Anyhow, I just read it and I thought, "Yeah, that makes a heck of a lot of sense".
I certainly think that there are grounds upon which it is asinine to discriminate, I have my definition of what those criteria might be and you have yours.
But to argue that "all men are equal" is ridiculous.
I would even go so far as to say that the notion that "all men are created equal" is ridiculous if interpreted broadly enough.
A man who is born blind, for instance, isn't equal to a man with perfect vision, under all and any circumstances.
For certain purposes it is perfectly acceptable to discriminate against that blind man.
Anyhow, the article certainly places a particular, I guess you'd call it "conservative" slant on the topic, but I would think that you could put a "liberal" slant on it as well.
It's not only perfectly normal to discriminate, but perfectly acceptable, and the idea that all of society should be perfectly nondiscriminatory is fallacious on its face.
I'm going to take a little more pride in my discriminatory nature.
As much as anything I guess, or at least this is, in my opinion, the best sub-forum for it.
Anyhow, I just read it and I thought, "Yeah, that makes a heck of a lot of sense".
I Discriminate
I discriminate.
The entire human race are neither my brothers nor kin. There is nothing noble about non-discrimination - concepts such as love, trust and brotherhood lose all meaning when discrimination is removed.
Sorry, bleeding hearts - love does not exist without discrimination. The person who "loves everyone" actually loves no one. Imagine if I loved everyone as much as I loved my wife...this is a ridiculous notion - I love, honor and would lay down my life defending my wife before any other human on Earth precisely because I discriminate. Similarly, I strive to fill my inner circle with people who are strong, noble of character and wise because I discriminate.
If you choose the company of weaklings, cowards and fools in your court, don't be surprised when your castle is laid waste.
I certainly think that there are grounds upon which it is asinine to discriminate, I have my definition of what those criteria might be and you have yours.
But to argue that "all men are equal" is ridiculous.
I would even go so far as to say that the notion that "all men are created equal" is ridiculous if interpreted broadly enough.
A man who is born blind, for instance, isn't equal to a man with perfect vision, under all and any circumstances.
For certain purposes it is perfectly acceptable to discriminate against that blind man.
Anyhow, the article certainly places a particular, I guess you'd call it "conservative" slant on the topic, but I would think that you could put a "liberal" slant on it as well.
It's not only perfectly normal to discriminate, but perfectly acceptable, and the idea that all of society should be perfectly nondiscriminatory is fallacious on its face.
I'm going to take a little more pride in my discriminatory nature.