Lumifer comments on "3 Reasons It’s Irrational to Demand ‘Rationalism’ in Social Justice Activism" - Less Wrong

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Comment deleted 01 April 2016 02:11:25AM [-]
Comment author: Lumifer 01 April 2016 02:44:45PM 1 point [-]

I believe you meant

Your belief is mistaken.

Comment deleted 01 April 2016 09:21:04PM *  [-]
Comment author: Lumifer 02 April 2016 12:31:05AM 0 points [-]

In that case, you appear to have no idea how most people behave.

I'll take your opinion under consideration.

Well, not really.

the Illiad

Fiction.

Arabian knights

Ain't no such thing.

the bahavior of modern gangs

And what percentage of modern society is a gang member?

Comment deleted 02 April 2016 12:48:59AM [-]
Comment author: Lumifer 02 April 2016 03:11:09AM *  0 points [-]

Yes, and look at the implicit morals that the fiction assumes.

Yes, and..?

You didn't have to go that far back. Pretty much most WW2 fiction books assume the peak of morality is to kill as many Germans as possible. So?

If you restrict to the ghetto classes.

Do rednecks qualify? What about white trash? X-) Or let's go global. Do you think Chinese peasants are particularly sophisticated people? India's slum dwellers?

Comment deleted 02 April 2016 04:03:17AM [-]
Comment author: Lumifer 02 April 2016 04:35:29AM -1 points [-]

tries to include at least one "good German".

And do you believe that in Iliad all Trojans are fully bad guys and gals..?

Comment deleted 02 April 2016 05:08:58AM *  [-]
Comment author: bogus 02 April 2016 12:22:28PM *  1 point [-]

a "good Trojan" is one who exhibits heroic virtues, of course, that makes it especially heroic for a Greek to kill him.

That's just a way of saying that Trojans are full player characters in the Iliad (and that is the key reason why their heroism matters and why killing a 'good Trojan' is seen as a true achievement), whereas Germans - good or bad - are just NPCs.

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