Convincing people they have fundamental rights takes no effort at all. Convincing them that others have fundamental rights is the hard part.
I want to write about these things in ways that might encourage new people to warm to the idea of universal human rights. I don’t feel you can do that by using language and tropes that immediately spark “culture war” reactions - those cliché phrases that close minds instantly.
@andrewstroehlein 'Protecting their fundamental rights protects your fundamental rights'
'Not protecting their fundamental rights was how the Great Wars happened and shit hit the fan'
#GoldenRule#UniversalRights
... sadly, its also a fact that people tend to be apathetic until the proverbial 'Pearl Habour' hits their neighbourhood - ironically, Pearl Harbour would have never happened has the US respected racial equality, cementing the way Japan's fledgling democracy to stabalise and not be threatened my Imperial nationlism.
I'm trying to excise "#content" from my active vocabulary. To me there is just information, and my goal as a consumer of information is to maximize signal-to-noise ratio, and my goal as a "producer" of information is to create something that will read as "signal" on whatever filters people centuries from now are running on the (hopefully at least partially preserved) archival internet. Inside me burns a fierce hatred of the very concept of #monetization of the internet. I hate hustle culture because of the #GoldenRule. I hate being hustled. I agree with whoever wrote the theme song of "Good Times," that the good times are those times characterized by "not getting hassled" and "not getting hustled."
MVP spokesperson says it will lower costs. Gas industry analyst points out (correctly) that the purpose of MVP is to sell gas at a higher price, thus raising prices in Appalachia. And EIA notes gas use will fall with rising renewables. This is US energy policy in a nutshell.
@SeanCasten There is no confusion. Those making the decisions know exactly what they are doing. It’s the #GoldenRule: if you have the gold, you make the rule.