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Re:China suppression of Uighurs meets U.N. definition of gen... by SpicyLemonZest on Sunday July 05, 2020 @01:24PM (#23740293)
The original comment said this was true of "almost all human beings", the vast majority of whom are neither elites nor high-level government officials.
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Re:China suppression of Uighurs meets U.N. definition of gen... by ta17711771 on Sunday July 05, 2020 @02:45PM (#23740900)
Right, but....if we "all" didn't value these things, how did these people gain their power and status over us?
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Re:China suppression of Uighurs meets U.N. definition of gen... by ebalit on Sunday July 05, 2020 @03:29PM (#23741194)
By seeking it in the first place. Another word for power is responsibilities. And many people don't want those.

I think it is a bit different with status without power. It seems to me that this type is a more "popular" goal now.

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Re:China suppression of Uighurs meets U.N. definition of gen... by bathtub365 on Sunday July 05, 2020 @04:26PM (#23741638)
Likely because those specific people value it, rather than everyone on earth.
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