Re:'We good now China?' South Park creators issue mock apology
by laheyBro on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @11:34AM
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What a ridiculous statement. The US is the least oppressed society in history. Especially for women and minorities.
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Re:'We good now China?' South Park creators issue mock apology
by dekhn on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @11:41AM
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there were laws through the 1960s and I think even later that prevents african americans and other non-caucasians from marrying caucasians.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loving_v._Virginia required Supreme Court to override laws that violated the constitution.
If that's your standard for "least oppressed", I think your standards are very low.
Re:'We good now China?' South Park creators issue mock apology
by laheyBro on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @11:46AM
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Believe it or not, a lot of things have changed since the 60's. Name a society with more rights, more opportunities for the historically oppressed. Deny reality all you want, you're only hurting yourself.
Re:'We good now China?' South Park creators issue mock apology
by jessaustin on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @01:26PM
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Canada? Anywhere in western/northern Europe?
Re:'We good now China?' South Park creators issue mock apology
by mikestew on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @11:45AM
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The US is the least oppressed society in history.
What is ridiculous is to think that is an argument against the truth of parent's statement.
Re:'We good now China?' South Park creators issue mock apology
by laheyBro on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @11:49AM
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The parent statement is objectively not truth.
Re:'We good now China?' South Park creators issue mock apology
by klyrs on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @12:12PM
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You're attempting to refute an absolute statement with a relative one; "--- are oppressed" / "--- are less oppressed than ever." These two statements are logically consistent.
I question your definition of "objectively" in this situation
Re:'We good now China?' South Park creators issue mock apology
by mikestew on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @11:59AM
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Of the your two comments thus far, neither is even remotely what one might call a counter-argument. "Nuh-uh!" does not count. There's still time to edit the comment, care to throw me something more substantial to work with?
Re:'We good now China?' South Park creators issue mock apology
by danso on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @12:55PM
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What does "least oppressed society", a comparative term, have to do with the claims made by the parent commenter? That designation does not preclude the existence of any disparity or injustice.
Re:'We good now China?' South Park creators issue mock apology
by andrepd on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @01:49PM
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Where do you even begin to pick apart a statement like this... The US is completely fucked with regards to racial tensions, it's a complete shithole in that respect, for the standard of a developed nation. Race permeates public consciousness to a degree not really seen anywhere in Western Europe. Until the 60s there was institutionalised discrimination for crying out loud. Even today there is a measured, objective disparity in: arrests, convictions, police brutality, not to mention job applications and other areas. Can you compare this to a country like Spain or the Netherlands?
"Least oppressed society in HISTORY", this reads like a Trump tweet. Sure is some egregious lack of self-awareness.