My conversations with Marxists often go something like this: Marxist: Capitalists are oppressors. Businesses serve greed and exploit customers and workers. ------------------------ Me: If both parties in the consensual relationship did not feel they were better off--assuming no force, fraud or threats are involved--they would not make the agreement. There is a distinction between an offer and a dictate, one well worth contemplating deeply. ------------------------ Marxist: Its Stockholm syndrome. The victims are being psychologically manipulated into consenting to abusive relationships. ------------------------ Me: But you can say that about anyone in any situation when you want to force your values onto others, saving them from what they are quite sure is what they want for their own lives. ------------------------- Marxist: No, no, they are being manipulated and dont realize it and they are hurting society with their bad example of agreeing to abusive relationships. ------------------------- Me: Do your realize that making this claim, claiming someone incompetent to know what he should consent to that you are saying its okay for someone to impose his personal definitions and opinions of the greater good onto YOU? Do you realize that YOU could be the one declared unfit to know what your own choice is? by someone who wants to rule over your choices?? Would you like someone declaring you too stupid to know what your own heart and conscience tells you?
Posted on: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 03:11:49 +0000
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