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Editor @AreoMagazine Secular, liberal humanist. Mother. Doglover. Writing book about epistemology & ethics on the academic left Helen.pluckrose@areomagazine.com

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    1. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 21 Jun 2017

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      No, no. I somehow undermine history by saying society was patriarchal but isn't any more. https://twitter.com/okayultra/status/877465019046166528 …

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    2. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 21 Jun 2017
      Replying to @HPluckrose

      Appeals to history in terms of social justice today reveal a drive that's less about equal rights now & more about atonement.

      2 replies 4 retweets 7 likes
    3. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 21 Jun 2017
      Replying to @HPluckrose

      This doesn't really work in any area. We can't redress injustices done to the dead by the dead. We can only redress those that exist now.

      1 reply 3 retweets 7 likes
      Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 21 Jun 2017

      It particularly fails in relation to historical gender oppression seeing that we all have an equal number of male & female ancestors.

      3:11 AM - 21 Jun 2017
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        2. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 21 Jun 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          I'm not the heir of oppressed women & men not the heirs of oppressive men even if it were that straightforward & inherited guilt reasonable

          1 reply 2 retweets 4 likes
        3. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 21 Jun 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          But this argument will fail to satisfy people who see history as a social justice problem needing to be addressed by contemporary society.

          1 reply 2 retweets 2 likes
        4. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 21 Jun 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          They've said things like 'you can't abuse & exploit people for centuries & then say 'OK, we'll stop now' & expect them to just get over it.'

          5 replies 2 retweets 3 likes
        5. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 21 Jun 2017
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          Which I think shows very clearly the problem with elevating group identity way above shared humanity & individuality.

          1 reply 2 retweets 7 likes
        6. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 21 Jun 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          But they genuinely feel this way & on a deep, emotional & moral level so we need to engage with that as well as point out it's unreasonable

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        2. pseudonymous_me‏ @pseudonymous_me 21 Jun 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          I think it was Iris Marion Young who said historical injustices = bad justification for "affirmative action" policies...

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        3. pseudonymous_me‏ @pseudonymous_me 21 Jun 2017
          Replying to @pseudonymous_me @HPluckrose

          ... much better to have policies that address current injustices/discrimination.

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        4. pseudonymous_me‏ @pseudonymous_me 21 Jun 2017
          Replying to @pseudonymous_me @HPluckrose

          So evidence of this sort http://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=14189865483845884128&hl=en&oi=scholarr … would be more relevant than historical injustices suffered by one's ancestors...

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        5. pseudonymous_me‏ @pseudonymous_me 21 Jun 2017
          Replying to @pseudonymous_me @HPluckrose

          Of course, compensation for real crimes still matters. "I legitimately bought this art the nazis stole from you(r family)" isn't convincing.

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        6. pseudonymous_me‏ @pseudonymous_me 21 Jun 2017
          Replying to @pseudonymous_me @HPluckrose

          "You are trying to kidnap what I have rightfully stolen" is always good for a laugh...http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4cxcsa 

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