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I’m not sure why that’s controversial - I have met many Ivy League students and grads; they are all intelligent, at least in an academic way. The only other co
by cowanon77 2mo ago
I’m not sure why that’s controversial - I have met many Ivy League students and grads; they are all intelligent, at least in an academic way. The only other common characteristic is that they almost always had some form of privilege. Either rich parents, or adults around them who worked very hard to get them to that level.
- yamillove 2mo agoIf you have privilege, don’t be ashamed. USE IT TO YOUR ADVANTAGE! It’s yours anyway. You don’t owe society anything just because you have privilege. Everyone else, put on a helmet! Welcome to life.
- phist_mcgee 2mo agoYou owe society more than nothing, otherwise you end up with a sick society.
- yamillove 2mo agoIf you had read the whole sentence, you would have found a few other words, which say “just because you have privilege.” All men are created equal. Civic duties apply equally to everyone. Once people have met their legal obligations (say, paying taxes and obeying the law), any additional generosity is voluntary, not owed, so having more privilege does not automatically create greater moral obligations. Say, I am beautiful and you are ugly. That’s my privilege. Do I owe more than you? No. It sucks for you. Sorry but that’s life. Stop whining and keep making the best you have with your God-given privileges (maybe you are say, taller or have more money).
- phist_mcgee 2mo agoWhat an odd world view. Of course the priviliged have greater social obligations, because they are greater benefactors of life. We're all equal under the law but that doesn't mean that those with greater means shouldn't have greater impacts on society. Meritocracy is often a buzzword of the elite to avoid paying their fair share.
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- phist_mcgee 2mo ago>America is the Greatest Country on Earth Yeah ok mate. Have a good one.
- yamillove 2mo agoThanks. If you think some other country is, then tell us.
- Natfan 2mo agocitation needed on that last claim. do you have universal healthcare free at point of service? do you have a healthy supply of public housing? do you let children starve, through no fault of their own but the circumstances of their birth? do you engage is ears of choice and murder 100+ innocent children in a primary school on the first day of the conflict? the answer to some of these questions should be yes, and others should be no, if you're going to make the claim that the United States of America is the "Greatest Country on Earth, Ever".
- yamillove 2mo agoThe greatest country on earth ever is that which most people of the world, if given a free plane ticket and permission to live in, would go to. I don’t know how you find it controversial. It’s just a fact.
- BenjiWiebe 2mo agoMaybe just the best marketed?
- yamillove 2mo ago
- otikik 2mo ago- And remember, Peter, with great power comes great responsibility - No. It sucks for you. Sorry but that's life (Uncle Ben dies sad)
- yamillove 2mo agoLiberals: “Introducing Peter Tax: $1.00 for every square you spend gliding instead of walking.” Liberals: “People that glide should not exist!”
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- lapcat 2mo ago> I’m not sure why that’s controversial Do you know what "by definition" means? > I have met many Ivy League students and grads; they are all intelligent, at least in an academic way. You probably wouldn't meet the dumb ones, because they're probaly not in your social class: > rich parents