naraburns nihil supernum
1yr ago
(text post)
29415 thread views
Israel-Gaza Megathread #1
This is a megathread for any posts on the conflict between (so far, and so far as I know) Hamas and the Israeli government, as well as related geopolitics. Culture War thread rules apply.
Like I said before, the physical differences are irrelevant. Emotionally, intuitively, pathologically, people see no problem assigning the fault of individuals to groups and then acting on it. They just don't want it done to their group.
The Sackler family is jewish. They could not have gotten where they are if it had not been for the jewish people living in the US. The existence of jews facilitates people like the Sacklers just as much as the existence of a Palestinian residential area facilitates members of Hamas.
Many people do assign blame to groups sure, doesn't mean they should.
And the Sackler family is American and could not have got where they did but for American people living in the US. Why are you blaming their Jewish group membership and not their American one?
I'm not arguing whether or not they should. I am describing what they do when their ingroup is at stake vs when the outgroup is at stake.
Why are you blaming their Jewish group membership and not their American one?
For the same reason zionists and jews blame Palestine and not homo sapiens.
The point being made is simple. Ethnic groups exist, people act on them. Zionists and jews hide behind individualism and deconstruct identities when the actions of specific jews are leveraged against their group. But when the shoe is on the other foot, suddenly group culpability for the actions of individuals is as natural and common sense as drinking water.
This website is a place for people who want to move past shady thinking and test their ideas in a
court of people who don't all share the same biases. Our goal is to
optimize for light, not heat; this is a group effort, and all commentators are asked to do their part.
The weekly Culture War threads host the most
controversial topics and are the most visible aspect of The Motte. However, many other topics are
appropriate here. We encourage people to post anything related to science, politics, or philosophy;
if in doubt, post!
Check out The Vault for an archive of old quality posts.
You are encouraged to crosspost these elsewhere.
Why are you called The Motte?
A motte is a stone keep on a raised earthwork common in early medieval fortifications. More pertinently,
it's an element in a rhetorical move called a "Motte-and-Bailey",
originally identified by
philosopher Nicholas Shackel. It describes the tendency in discourse for people to move from a controversial
but high value claim to a defensible but less exciting one upon any resistance to the former. He likens
this to the medieval fortification, where a desirable land (the bailey) is abandoned when in danger for
the more easily defended motte. In Shackel's words, "The Motte represents the defensible but undesired
propositions to which one retreats when hard pressed."
On The Motte, always attempt to remain inside your defensible territory, even if you are not being pressed.
New post guidelines
If you're posting something that isn't related to the culture war, we encourage you to post a thread for it.
A submission statement is highly appreciated, but isn't necessary for text posts or links to largely-text posts
such as blogs or news articles; if we're unsure of the value of your post, we might remove it until you add a
submission statement. A submission statement is required for non-text sources (videos, podcasts, images).
Culture war posts go in the culture war thread; all links must either include a submission statement or
significant commentary. Bare links without those will be removed.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
Notes -
Like I said before, the physical differences are irrelevant. Emotionally, intuitively, pathologically, people see no problem assigning the fault of individuals to groups and then acting on it. They just don't want it done to their group.
The Sackler family is jewish. They could not have gotten where they are if it had not been for the jewish people living in the US. The existence of jews facilitates people like the Sacklers just as much as the existence of a Palestinian residential area facilitates members of Hamas.
Many people do assign blame to groups sure, doesn't mean they should.
And the Sackler family is American and could not have got where they did but for American people living in the US. Why are you blaming their Jewish group membership and not their American one?
I'm not arguing whether or not they should. I am describing what they do when their ingroup is at stake vs when the outgroup is at stake.
For the same reason zionists and jews blame Palestine and not homo sapiens.
The point being made is simple. Ethnic groups exist, people act on them. Zionists and jews hide behind individualism and deconstruct identities when the actions of specific jews are leveraged against their group. But when the shoe is on the other foot, suddenly group culpability for the actions of individuals is as natural and common sense as drinking water.
More options
Context Copy link
More options
Context Copy link
More options
Context Copy link