Message from @Ace K

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2018-08-31 22:10:11 UTC  

which provides us with things sans reason

2018-08-31 22:10:17 UTC  

which we thus gotta take on faith

2018-08-31 22:10:24 UTC  

I think there's a set of moral values that produce better results, and that these are our moral absolutes

2018-08-31 22:10:30 UTC  

even theough the underlying systems are evolutionarilly supported

2018-08-31 22:10:31 UTC  

Not everyone does, and that's not tabula rasa

2018-08-31 22:11:26 UTC  

I think its safe to say that SJW is a necessity in China

2018-08-31 22:11:35 UTC  

Wot

2018-08-31 22:12:08 UTC  

Watched Tim's video on what China is doing to it's Uyghur Muslims

2018-08-31 22:12:39 UTC  

The sad part is that this is basically common knowledge, as the Chinese government is doing the same thing to it's Tibetan population

2018-08-31 22:12:39 UTC  

Right but I don't see why China needs communists and Twitter activists as a result

2018-08-31 22:12:40 UTC  

i betya you can not give me a single moral absolute, to use your term, that absolutely produces better results

2018-08-31 22:13:08 UTC  

I would absolutely argue that free speech does this

2018-08-31 22:13:13 UTC  

if such a thing was possible, it would be baked into out brain, as hardcoded as our heartbeat

2018-08-31 22:13:33 UTC  

the counter to free speech is the numerousness of unwilling to learn ignorant masses

2018-08-31 22:13:35 UTC  

The fucked up part is that nobody cares about the (non violent?) Tibetans but cares about the violent Muslims.

2018-08-31 22:13:41 UTC  

@Ace K i think i know what you mean, but "SJW" in the colloquial speak isn't what you meant

2018-08-31 22:13:41 UTC  

That's not how evolution works

2018-08-31 22:13:47 UTC  

*notes the trend towards liberalization from authoritarianism across history*
Ok

2018-08-31 22:14:01 UTC  

But most of the Uyghurs aren't even terrorists Stefan

2018-08-31 22:14:37 UTC  

(btw i think the unwilling to learn ignorant masses results are worth the price of free speech, its just not absolutely true)

2018-08-31 22:14:40 UTC  

I mostly referring to what is the today's term for SJW, which is basically a catchall for people with leftist leaning and progressive viewpoints

2018-08-31 22:14:49 UTC  

People do care about the Tibetians. But they aren't getting as much attention at the moment because they're not fighting as hard. Remember all the fights during the Beijing Olympics?

2018-08-31 22:14:55 UTC  

its only true when the damage is less then free speech is worth

2018-08-31 22:15:10 UTC  

Engineer, do we have any goddamned twitter shout-outs to give out?

2018-08-31 22:15:13 UTC  

I don't think China needs western progs either, tbh

2018-08-31 22:15:16 UTC  

@Ace K i think you are looking for better human rights, not SJWs

2018-08-31 22:15:32 UTC  

I would say the net result is positive either way, Cytos

2018-08-31 22:15:37 UTC  

no one needs these SJW types, which is why they gotta create their own demand

2018-08-31 22:15:42 UTC  

Indeed, Ottobon, I mispoke so I apologize.

2018-08-31 22:15:45 UTC  

i think most would argue SJW and actual Social Justice has parted ways decades ago

2018-08-31 22:15:52 UTC  

you can claim the result trends to a positive result sure

2018-08-31 22:15:55 UTC  

i agree with that

2018-08-31 22:15:57 UTC  

but its not always true

2018-08-31 22:16:00 UTC  

Social Justis is not possible!

2018-08-31 22:16:01 UTC  

not absolutely

2018-08-31 22:16:08 UTC  

I would disagree

2018-08-31 22:16:12 UTC  

Because people are different.

2018-08-31 22:16:20 UTC  

Re: cytos, not re SJ

2018-08-31 22:16:40 UTC  

Really, the issue is far larger. No amount of "human rights" is really going to resolve the core issue in China.

2018-08-31 22:16:53 UTC  

The two groups are *really* distinct.

2018-08-31 22:17:01 UTC  

Remember the 80's, when so many conservatives and neoliberals claim that implementing capitalism will allow people to transition to democracy and human rights? Boy were they wrong.