It is kinda strange that institutions that enable Harvey Weinstein’s are given a pass, provided the Harvey Weinstein’s (eventually) get fired. As if the whole institution wasn’t complicit (until his misbehavior was made public).https://twitter.com/alwaystheself/status/939238586418839552 …
I think that should be quite obvious: getting power yourself is more valuable for reaching your goals than reducing all the effects of power differentials. The effective power to instafire every man who did not consistently obey the Pence rule for all his life is way too tempting
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Lenin got a lot of power for himself while fighting a (pretty real) revolution on existing power hierarchies...
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This is not power for a single individual, but for every member of an identity based group with a strong sense of moral superiority. If you think of your own group as intrinsically better people, you cannot imagine that giving them unchecked power won't create a better world.
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