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abeyer:

--- Quote from: james_s on May 18, 2023, 11:48:24 pm ---But as you said, this was abolished half a century ago

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You say that like it's "a long time ago in a galaxy far far away"... when in reality that's exactly when someone retiring at 70 today would likely have been establishing a family and looking for their first home. Even if that's not you, it's likely your parents or grandparents.


--- Quote from: james_s on May 18, 2023, 11:48:24 pm ---it is not fair to blame me in any way for things people that look like me did before I came into the world.

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Who blamed you? Certainly not me, nor anyone else here that I saw. Laying blame (or assuming it, for that matter) is seldom a productive means to solving a problem. But so is denying that the problem exists at all, as several other people seemed to be doing upthread.
james_s:

--- Quote from: abeyer on May 19, 2023, 03:29:41 am ---
--- Quote from: james_s on May 18, 2023, 11:48:24 pm ---But as you said, this was abolished half a century ago

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You say that like it's "a long time ago in a galaxy far far away"... when in reality that's exactly when someone retiring at 70 today would likely have been establishing a family and looking for their first home. Even if that's not you, it's likely your parents or grandparents.


--- Quote from: james_s on May 18, 2023, 11:48:24 pm ---it is not fair to blame me in any way for things people that look like me did before I came into the world.

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Who blamed you? Certainly not me, nor anyone else here that I saw. Laying blame (or assuming it, for that matter) is seldom a productive means to solving a problem. But so is denying that the problem exists at all, as several other people seemed to be doing upthread.

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How long ago does something have to be before we can leave it in the past? Any time before I was born is as good as "a long time ago in a galaxy far far away" from my perspective. Can't get much more removed from a situation than "I didn't exist yet". Also are everyone's past grievances fair game or do only certain things count?

If you're asking me to do anything at all beyond simply not discriminating then you are blaming me. If I'm not to blame then I should not have to take any remedial action.
abeyer:

--- Quote from: james_s on May 19, 2023, 04:57:44 am ---If you're asking me to do anything at all

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Again, who here asked you to do something? You seem to be having an argument with someone who isn't here.
EEVblog:
I'm enjoying my new Twitter subscriber Dilbert strips. Wally is currently in jail, arrested by the FBI for pre-crime, and he has a Bing AI lawyer.
james_s:

--- Quote from: abeyer on May 19, 2023, 06:16:33 am ---
--- Quote from: james_s on May 19, 2023, 04:57:44 am ---If you're asking me to do anything at all

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Again, who here asked you to do something? You seem to be having an argument with someone who isn't here.

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Nobody *here* asked me to do something, we're not talking about people here, we're speaking in general terms about something that is occurring in society. If you don't think there are people blaming others for being white, engaging in "reverse discrimination" and expecting concessions to be made then either you're not paying attention or you're being deliberately obtuse.
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