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RE: Transcend the prevailing separatist paradigm, and recognise our collective humanity.

in #philosophy6 years ago

"The fact that we are all human is more important than the fact that some of us are busy exploiting others; and while this exploitation should stop, those who are doing the exploiting are not worthy of hate, nor of dehumanisation, because by labelling them and dehumanising them you are engaging in the very same separatist thinking that has resulted in a world that normalises exploitative behaviour. By dehumanising them, you are empowering and allowing them to do the same to you, and others, and thus exploit the shit out of you."

The exploiters typically use this mindset to their advantage. They use it as a hedge when they are caught, preventing them from enduring the full wrath of the law.

Not saying you are wrong, but this philosophy is not a one size fits all solution. There are people who feed off of the benevolence of society, this philosophy makes them worse.

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I appreciate you taking the time to read this and reply Sir ball, however I have to partially disagree with what you're saying... firstly, I do acknowledge that my philosophy is not a one size fits all (no philosophy ever is, they're just part of a toolbox,) and is in fact merely one way of looking at the world. Secondly, my whole point is essentially the opposite of the one you just made: it is not by the wrath of the law that we are going to reform society, it is by a change in collective consciousness. If there was a societal change in attitudes towards life and each other, there would be less of this type of separatist selfish behaviour in the first place, and thus less need for strict governmental intervention as you claim.

:)