Re:Individuals prefer to harm their own group rather than he...
by syzarian on Friday December 02, 2022 @09:59AM
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Statistically speaking, yes. We have a sample size in the tens of millions that demonstrate this fact. A large majority of your views on right and wrong are based on the society you grew up in. For instance, if was a man born in Afghanistan in 1990 it is extremely likely that my views on divorce, marital rape, child abuse, etc. would be quite different than what my views currently are.
Re:Individuals prefer to harm their own group rather than he...
by houstonn on Friday December 02, 2022 @10:25AM
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There's a Harvard lecture by Jordan Peterson on Nazi Germany where this subject is discussed. According to statistics, you would have been a Nazi if you had been a German citizen at the time.
Everyone wants to believe they would have been a dissenter, but the likelihood is low. Most people follow the crowd, especially if there are repercussions for doing otherwise. It's a terrible reality, which is why the ability to dissent must be protected.
Re:Individuals prefer to harm their own group rather than he...
by Spivak on Friday December 02, 2022 @09:53AM
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Oh hell yeah I would have probably been super racist. I’m not no naive as to be believe that growing up in an environment where racism is the norm, pushed and supported by my community leaders, surrounded by everyone circulating stories of the evil scary black people to stroke fear, depicted in media, and backed by “science” wouldn’t have affected me.
Re:Individuals prefer to harm their own group rather than he...
by giraffe_lady on Friday December 02, 2022 @10:05AM
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> I am separate from them. I didn’t do any of that stuff.
You're doing it right now.
I am separate from them. I didn’t do any of that stuff.
Also, I have many opinions that disagree with the overwhelming majority of my peers. Do you think you would have been racist back then?