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Aella
@Aella_Girl
An old poster arguing against women's suffrage. I'm particularly fascinated by outdated arguments for things we today consider completely beyond dispute - arguments for slavery, child beating, genocide, racism, etc. I feel like I'm doing "argument archaeology" or something.
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Aella
@Aella_Girl
Not really? My mind doesn't change, but it does freak me out a little bit how good people were at rationalizing things then (and by extension, probably today too)
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Like, pro-slavery arguments were 'sane'-sounding. Most of what I've read relies on two main points - 1., if you're gonna be anti-slavery you have to change how you treat women/children/animals which is absurd, and 2., we're actively helping the enslaved, this is best for them
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BowTied Detective (Zack 🦅)
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What if we are the slaves (or, more precisely, mobile serfs) now and the government and central banks are the master? What if they use similar lines of reasoning as #2? Presumption of what's best for people doesn't guarantee that one is right, even if one is in govt. leadership.
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