You do know that your arguments can be traced directly to the 19th century house of lords in Britain, right? It's a very old argument, re-hashed and re-phrased and ultimately created to make comfortable people feel well. It's simplifying and though it holds elements of fact the argument also makes these facts moot in its ambition to simplify several complicated world dynamics, or simply not addressing them.
I don't have the energy for this right now, it's too much bullshit and too little time. I hope someone else will.
Yeah, this community really *needs* more political conservatism. I have longed for this kind of "knowledge" to re-appear on the map again, life simply isn't full without it...
Let's see: it's the individual's own fault if they are poor - check Structures that relieve poverty are bad - check Even charity is bad - check (but more hardcore than many of similar beliefs) They simply have to learn to "grow" without aid, even if it kills them - check
I bet a grand that you've never spoken to someone living in real poverty. The first thing that goes out the window when you do that are personal life choices. You are lucky if you can even choose between two things, and often you can't. And what if you have to choose between the life of your kid and making the "right" political/structural choice?
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Date: 12/5/10 16:10 (UTC)It's a very old argument, re-hashed and re-phrased and ultimately created to make comfortable people feel well. It's simplifying and though it holds elements of fact the argument also makes these facts moot in its ambition to simplify several complicated world dynamics, or simply not addressing them.
I don't have the energy for this right now, it's too much bullshit and too little time. I hope someone else will.
Yeah, this community really *needs* more political conservatism. I have longed for this kind of "knowledge" to re-appear on the map again, life simply isn't full without it...
Let's see: it's the individual's own fault if they are poor - check
Structures that relieve poverty are bad - check
Even charity is bad - check (but more hardcore than many of similar beliefs)
They simply have to learn to "grow" without aid, even if it kills them - check
I bet a grand that you've never spoken to someone living in real poverty. The first thing that goes out the window when you do that are personal life choices. You are lucky if you can even choose between two things, and often you can't. And what if you have to choose between the life of your kid and making the "right" political/structural choice?