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    Aral Balkan‏ @aral 6 Sep 2016

    Hierarchy of Privilege: God → King / Pope / Imam → Patriarch “Obey me because I am. I have special rights because I am.” #socialjustice

    4:31 AM - 6 Sep 2016
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      1. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 6 Sep 2016
        Replying to @aral

        Aral Balkan Retweeted Aral Balkan

        If we care about furthering social justice, we cannot ignore or condone the systemic sources of privilege.https://twitter.com/aral/status/773121550908289025 …

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        Aral Balkan @aral
        Hierarchy of Privilege: God → King / Pope / Imam → Patriarch “Obey me because I am. I have special rights because I am.” #socialjustice
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      2. @heydon@mastodon.social‏ @heydonworks 6 Sep 2016
        Replying to @aral

        Since God doesn't exist, this whole structure is flimsy to say the least :-D

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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 6 Sep 2016
        Replying to @heydonworks

        Indeed. But real enough in effect if believed.

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      4. @heydon@mastodon.social‏ @heydonworks 6 Sep 2016
        Replying to @aral

        Sure, I was just pondering the abject fragility of patriarchal legitimation. As one does.

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      5. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 6 Sep 2016
        Replying to @heydonworks

        Indeed. It is, quite literally based on bullshit. Or is that metaphorically? Can you be literally based on a metaphor? 😲

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      6. @heydon@mastodon.social‏ @heydonworks 6 Sep 2016
        Replying to @aral

        Good question. I think you could say "literally based on nothing" without issue.

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      2. laissez faire‏ @kittekat4 6 Sep 2016
        Replying to @aral

        kings, sjeiks, sultans. Not of this time. Power by birth has to end. Wealth by birth has to end either.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3.  🐃/ 🐻 кунев  🐃/ 🐧‏ @erkunev 6 Sep 2016
        Replying to @kittekat4 @aral

        totally agree about power by birth. But why wealth? Rich people's children should not be allowed to inherit their wealth?

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      4. laissez faire‏ @kittekat4 6 Sep 2016
        Replying to @erkunev @aral

        exactly. What is their right? lets say everything above 250.000 is 100% taxt. That wouldn't hurt 99% if you know what i mean

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      5.  🐃/ 🐻 кунев  🐃/ 🐧‏ @erkunev 6 Sep 2016
        Replying to @kittekat4

        oh, ok... @aral

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      6. laissez faire‏ @kittekat4 6 Sep 2016
        Replying to @erkunev @aral

        i could go on and on. Example: why do i pay the same for a speeding ticket than let's say the king of the Netherlands?

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      7.  🐃/ 🐻 кунев  🐃/ 🐧‏ @erkunev 6 Sep 2016
        Replying to @kittekat4

        look, I'm all on board the anti monarchy idea. The other part is BS :) It's a mix of the worst of the far left an far right @aral

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      8. laissez faire‏ @kittekat4 6 Sep 2016
        Replying to @erkunev @aral

        why you think its BS?. It isn't its called liberal.

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      1. lossy compression‏ @lssycmprssn 7 Sep 2016
        Replying to @aral

        um, no. I have special rights because you aren't.

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      1. Toby Clear‏ @2jon99 6 Sep 2016
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        source https://www.facebook.com/Truth2SetUsFree/ …pic.twitter.com/JDYOImb4N2

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      1. ultraDesign‏ @ultradesign_be 6 Sep 2016
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        Sad thing is that we're an hierarchical species. It'll take a long time to evolve out of that.

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