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Originally Posted by filtherton
I know how I think things ought to be, but it isn't really relevant here. I'm not interested in arguing about what is right or wrong.
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You're not interested in arguing your viewpoint?
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So wait... Are you trying to get all PC on me?
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You don't read well. I wasn't pointing out that you were hurting their feelings, I was pointing out that your claim to neutrality was laughably and obviously false. So don't claim it.
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Were you hoping to tap some hidden reservoir of debate? Because there isn't much to debate with respect to "moral" rights either. You either think something is a moral right or you don't-- there isn't a lot of wiggle room.
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Spoken like a man with an exceptionally shallow understanding of moral rights debates. Not that I'm a prodigy, but... damn. You can clarify
why you consider something a moral right or not a moral right. That's more than enough to keep you busy for the rest of your life. Maybe it's because you have superficial reasons for your chosen rights and, thus, everyone else must be like you in this way.
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Broadly-scoped patterns of discrimination tend to have far reaching effects that overshadow any sort of quaint notion of meanness. When entire neighborhoods become segregated because it is profitable to segregate them then the situation has moved beyond meanness. Do you think the worst thing about racism is that it is mean?
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Racism in general? Of course not. But we were talking about a specific kind of racism. Beyond meanness, in this context, lies what? What justifies your proposed right to integrated apartments?
Better yet, before you answer that, answer this: are you interested in defending your viewpoint or are you not?
If you're not, please stop half-pretending that you are.