01-25-2014, 12:00 AM
Thank you for the explanation, JJ.
Good idea on moving this into it's own topic. When you start it, maybe swap out the term bigotry for possibly sexism and/or racism? You might not agree with the Marriam-Webster dictionary but it's important to find a more fitting word for what you're describing. There are others here from other countries and if they tried to find a definition, probably best to provide a word to help them do that.
[JJ wrote: This is demonstrated whenever a person supports entitlements or obligations for people solely according to their birth group.]
Might be useful to keep in mind this will bring up American-Indian rights, Hawaiian rights, African-Americans, orphans, kids of deceased soldiers, the elderly. If you make a broad stance, it'll be easier to find weaknesses in your argument. I know you're just talking about birth group but I don't see why the elderly couldn't be tossed into this kind of argument. Just something to maybe keep in mind.
Looking forward to the new thread!
Good idea on moving this into it's own topic. When you start it, maybe swap out the term bigotry for possibly sexism and/or racism? You might not agree with the Marriam-Webster dictionary but it's important to find a more fitting word for what you're describing. There are others here from other countries and if they tried to find a definition, probably best to provide a word to help them do that.
[JJ wrote: This is demonstrated whenever a person supports entitlements or obligations for people solely according to their birth group.]
Might be useful to keep in mind this will bring up American-Indian rights, Hawaiian rights, African-Americans, orphans, kids of deceased soldiers, the elderly. If you make a broad stance, it'll be easier to find weaknesses in your argument. I know you're just talking about birth group but I don't see why the elderly couldn't be tossed into this kind of argument. Just something to maybe keep in mind.
Looking forward to the new thread!