Is a racist who has never met someone of another race racist? If a tree falls in an uninhabited forest does it make a sound?
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Replying to @afoolswisdom
Those who talk too much politics are trying to get morality for free. They would rather us judge their beliefs and not their character.
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Replying to @afoolswisdom
@afoolswisdom because politics, like character, is only ever individualistic?@SiddhiGal1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @LapisAlienus
@vajramrita Imo political ideology as compensation for ethics. Eg, a liberal concealing selfishness behind freedom-doctrine.
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Replying to @SiddhiGal
@vajramrita Political ideology gets mistaken for character, primarily by ideology - bearer.
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@SiddhiGal alternate answer: for some forms of identity politics, one's identity is formative to both character & politics.@afoolswisdom1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @LapisAlienus
@vajramrita You're right. It's actually a false dichotomy (personal and political ethics); stereotype internalized by many.
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@SiddhiGal oppressors do like to be treated politely, and the false dichotomy is how good manners are taught.@afoolswisdom1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@vajramrita A huge demonstration of how there are no *shoulds* in ethics; it can't be learned and it can't be appropriated. @afoolswisdom
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