Comment on Yes, yes they are
DarkCloud@lemmy.world 2 days ago
We all buy things from Capitalist companies? Are we stupid?
We ignore incongruent views and opinions in order to get what we want. Not retarded, more opportunistic, and selectively ignorant.
I eat meat, it’s killing the planet. Now and then I’ll get ChatGPT to summarize something. It’s killing the planet. I buy some 3M products, and drive a petrol based vehicle…
baltakatei@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
sbv@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Not at all. Dude upthread isn’t arguing for the status quo, they’re pointing out that it isn’t just slavers that have that mindset. It’s worth reevaluating our own behaviour for inconsistencies.
sbv@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
It’s sad that you’re getting downvotes.
People want to fit into their society and enjoy the comforts available to their peers. As you say, that’s as true of slavers as it is of the rest of us who: drive (but care about our kids), eat animal products (but care about animal welfare), etc.
We need to realize that shit-ass societies that committed atrocities were full of people just like us. If we were in a similar situation, very few of us would have done better.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 2 days ago
We have no choice. Pretty sure keeping slaves was a choice.
Yes, that’s stupid. You’re stupid. You have options.
Khanzarate@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I mean, financially it wasn’t really a choice. Cotton wasn’t profitable without slavery. Inherit a cotton farm from your racist parents and capitalism would ensure the racism kept flowing.
That’s why we had to force the issue in the first place, the south needed the institution of slavery, and wasn’t just fighting to defend slavery because they thought it was neat, it was because they needed it.
No excuses, but when immoral behavior is profitable behavior, yes, people can get dependent.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I’m really sorry sir, but to maintain my lifestyle I need you to be a slave.
HarneyToker@lemmy.world 2 days ago
In this context, he makes a great argument.