"If people are different then that's a hierarchy, checkmate anarchists" = truly the most lazy dipshit line conservatives have. 1) Difference is not domination. What we oppose is relationships that constrain net choice. "Social hierarchies" are not any axis of difference.
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Amazing how many people try to pull that bullshit like it’s some unassailable argument
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Replying to @l_u_n_a13 @rechelon
Not all differences lend themselves to hierarchy, but some do, in some contexts. Being faster, or stronger, or smarter, having clearer vision, reproducing more... these things lead to material advantages. An additional subjective step to say this justifies hierarchy of course
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but ultimately they shouldn't lead to material advantages, given a truly equal society.
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Perhaps they shouldn't lead to capital advantages. Perhaps they should be abolished as differences, and anyone should be able to become as strong or smart or fast as they want. But to say they should be stripped of their implications is like saying 2 + 2 "should" equal 5.
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Also, if they become purely volitional, then so too do their consequences. You can't be angry at losing a footrace for instance when you have it within your power to simply attach better legs.
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