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TomKatt:
America has a horrible phobia of anything with the phrasing 'socialis..' in it.  I think there's a better chance we'll divvy out guns to everyone before we'll get to equalizing economic inequalities.

Kim Christensen:

--- Quote from: Zero999 on March 10, 2023, 01:04:54 pm ---If we take the Marxist idea of artificially ensuring everyone is equal, to its logical conclusion, we surely plunge back into the times of Maoist China and the USSR.
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Pro Tip: When arguing a subject that has nothing to do with communism, a sure way to lose any headway with us lefties is to keep bringing up communism.

CatalinaWOW:

--- Quote from: TomKatt on March 10, 2023, 03:37:44 pm ---America has a horrible phobia of anything with the phrasing 'socialis..' in it.  I think there's a better chance we'll divvy out guns to everyone before we'll get to equalizing economic inequalities.

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I'm all for correcting economic inequalities that result from disparity of opportunity.  But I also think that those who excel in creativity, effort or effectiveness should be rewarded for their efforts, and that those who put less into society should not get equal rewards.  That set of beliefs makes me a pariah in both left and right oriented groups.

Part of the problem is that there is little agreement anywhere on what disparity of opportunity is, and also on what constitutes a contribution.

TimFox:

--- Quote from: CatalinaWOW on March 10, 2023, 05:39:36 pm ---
--- Quote from: TomKatt on March 10, 2023, 03:37:44 pm ---America has a horrible phobia of anything with the phrasing 'socialis..' in it.  I think there's a better chance we'll divvy out guns to everyone before we'll get to equalizing economic inequalities.

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I'm all for correcting economic inequalities that result from disparity of opportunity.  But I also think that those who excel in creativity, effort or effectiveness should be rewarded for their efforts, and that those who put less into society should not get equal rewards.  That set of beliefs makes me a pariah in both left and right oriented groups.

Part of the problem is that there is little agreement anywhere on what disparity of opportunity is, and also on what constitutes a contribution.

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It is also difficult for one (especially one with good opportunities) to estimate the level of opportunity for other people in different circumstances.

james_s:

--- Quote from: Tomorokoshi on March 10, 2023, 03:54:15 am ---
--- Quote from: SiliconWizard on March 10, 2023, 02:42:47 am ---Yep. The orwellian program is actually progressing at an alarming rate, and it's no joke. I think many people will figure it out when it's too late.

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In what way, specifically?

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In lots of ways.

Here is one specific example, editing classic books to remove offensive language, an easy one that was picked up by mainstream news outlets but it is far from the only one. The edited books will have the same title, they're presented as the same book except they're not.

https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/license-edit-ian-flemings-james-bond-novels-be-edited-remove-racist-content/Q74LY2FAWRFWRMIAXXUR7XAJCU/

I would certainly call quietly altering books orwellian, that was a central theme of '1984' from which the phrase 'orwellian' originated.

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