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> with conditions that would certainly be illegal in the US itself. Why would you assume this? We're also under investigation for human rights abuses in our pr
by facile3232 1y ago
> with conditions that would certainly be illegal in the US itself.
Why would you assume this? We're also under investigation for human rights abuses in our prisons. AFAIK most of the rights you have as a prisoner are civil rights.
- BLKNSLVR 1y agoThe US seems to treat its successful citizens incredibly well, but punish its failures incredibly harshly. Your point is valid.
- bestouff 1y agoI wouldn't be so sure about the successful citizens. You probably have to be WASP cis male to maximize your chances.
- throw310822 1y agoYeah, wasp cis males such as Sam Altman or Peter Thiel or Brin, Page, Zuckerberg, Cook, Nadella, Pichai, Huang...
- facile3232 1y ago[flagged]
- throw310822 1y agoMight as well be, but why blaming cis wasps for this? It's pointless bucketing of people based on, well, obviously misguided prejudice.
- facile3232 1y agoIt makes sense if you follow the narrative arc of the country. The above people I mentioned slot right into the WASP trend of the ruling decorum of the country, even if the trend abandoned nominal white Anglo-Saxon protestants centuries ago. It's the same reason why white supremacy is still relevant despite the color of skin being less important: it still ties into the impressive rhetorical power of colorism and the implicit introduction of "others" that allows the oppression of the general population for not being "civilized" enough, as if the word had any meaning to a person whose brain hadn't been turned to porridge by interaction with finance bros.
- milesrout 1y agoSo they aren't white Anglo-Saxon protestants at all. They just are white? Just say white then...