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minus-squareeldebryn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·23 hours agoFrankly, between blaming welfare and going for eugenics or blaming capitalism and going for socialism I’d much prefer the latter.
minus-squarekreskin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 hours agoDoes blame itself matter though? Can we steer opinions with such a thing and make real change or is that ability an illusion, and blame a …verbal masturbation?
minus-squareeldebryn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 hours agoI’d argue it does. You can’t improve things if you don’t first identify what the root cause of the problem is.
Frankly, between blaming welfare and going for eugenics or blaming capitalism and going for socialism I’d much prefer the latter.
Does blame itself matter though? Can we steer opinions with such a thing and make real change or is that ability an illusion, and blame a …verbal masturbation?
I’d argue it does. You can’t improve things if you don’t first identify what the root cause of the problem is.