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RE: The Oppression Olympics
February 16, 2017 at 12:29 pm
(This post was last modified: February 16, 2017 at 12:31 pm by Aristocatt.)
It would be nice if the OP could define oppression.
As it stands the use of the word by the OP is incredibly broad, and makes it difficult to actually attempt to measure.
e.g. Inferring that Natural Oppression exists, fat people being oppressed(you mean manipulated) by the sugar industry.
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RE: The Oppression Olympics
February 16, 2017 at 12:51 pm
(This post was last modified: February 16, 2017 at 12:52 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
I think that's the point, lol.
The idea, is to categorically delegitimize the concept and any who express it, so as to avoid confronting either those peoples concerns or the reality of the world we live in.
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RE: The Oppression Olympics
February 16, 2017 at 12:59 pm
The reality of the world we live in is people are prone to hysteria and ingroup bias. People who are not oppressed claim oppression in order to justify regressive legislation and societal customs. This is not a new thing; for example the nazis thought the jews were their oppressors.
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RE: The Oppression Olympics
February 16, 2017 at 1:04 pm
No one is more oppressed than married men.
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RE: The Oppression Olympics
February 16, 2017 at 1:07 pm
(February 16, 2017 at 1:04 pm)Minimalist Wrote: No one is more oppressed than married men.
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RE: The Oppression Olympics
February 16, 2017 at 1:07 pm
(February 16, 2017 at 12:59 pm)CanOfMountainDew Wrote: The reality of the world we live in is people are prone to hysteria and ingroup bias. People who are not oppressed claim oppression in order to justify regressive legislation and societal customs. This is not a new thing; for example the nazis thought the jews were their oppressors.
Do you think that explanation more closely parallels the situation of white america, or black america?
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RE: The Oppression Olympics
February 16, 2017 at 1:11 pm
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(February 16, 2017 at 1:04 pm)Minimalist Wrote: No one is more oppressed than married men.
Yeah, no shit. I'm sitting next to my oppressor right now fighting over the TV remote. I need to send her back to wife school.
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RE: The Oppression Olympics
February 16, 2017 at 1:15 pm
(This post was last modified: February 16, 2017 at 2:02 pm by Crossless2.0.)
(February 16, 2017 at 1:11 pm)A Theist Wrote: (February 16, 2017 at 1:04 pm)Minimalist Wrote: No one is more oppressed than married men.
Yeah, no shit. I'm sitting next to my oppressor right now fighting over the TV remote. I need to send her back to wife school.
Mine will talk through whatever I'm trying to watch until I fall asleep. Then she'll take the remote, put on the goddamned "Entertainment News" channel, hide the remote, and fall asleep herself. When I wake up, it usually takes about five minutes to locate the remote just so I can put on the real news.
This is my new normal.
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RE: The Oppression Olympics
February 16, 2017 at 1:22 pm
(February 16, 2017 at 12:59 pm)CanOfMountainDew Wrote: The reality of the world we live in is people are prone to hysteria and ingroup bias. People who are not oppressed claim oppression in order to justify regressive legislation and societal customs. This is not a new thing; for example the nazis thought the jews were their oppressors.
Can you provide specific examples of why bringing up nazis was more appropriate than other movements that objected to oppression, like the Civil Right movement, Womens Suffrage, South African apartheid, etc?
It sounds like you are starting a discussion about why you think people claiming oppression today are just falling prey to hysteria. But then after your thesis, you move straight into "remember the nazis".
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RE: The Oppression Olympics
February 16, 2017 at 1:22 pm
(February 16, 2017 at 12:59 pm)CanOfMountainDew Wrote: The reality of the world we live in is people are prone to hysteria and ingroup bias. People who are not oppressed claim oppression in order to justify regressive legislation and societal customs. This is not a new thing; for example the nazis thought the jews were their oppressors.
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