Comment by kspacewalk2
5 hours ago
>As far as I can make sense of it, he enjoyed the thrill of feeling superior to others: Evading the law, exploiting people who viewed as stupid, and enriching himself in the process.
I sadly see this pattern of thinking far more often than I want to in my fellow eastern Europeans.
That's just what 40 years of communism does to a society.
If communism is the cause, then why would this same mentality be such a massive problem in America?
This mentality is a huge problem in America. We have insane amounts of corruption and just flat out crime. The corruption just rarely gets prosecuted in a courtroom
> If communism is the cause, then why would this same mentality be such a massive problem in America?
By communism I don't think people talk about the philosophical basis of an idealized society, but the totalitarian regime that oppresses a society and keeps the working class constantly in survival mode under the risk of losing it all.
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Let's not generalize, even if you feel like you can say that because you're a member of a group you're generalizing. It's unfair to most of the people in any group being generalized.
Generalization is a tool, not something inherently bad or evil.
Stereotypes exist for a reason. It's exhausting having to address this concern trolling every single time they're mentioned. Nobody thinks everyone in the group conforms to the stereotype. And they certainly don't need your white knighting.
It isn't "concern trolling" or "white knighting" to call out racism or bigotry, and expect some decency in the discussion. If it is "exhausting" for you to be propagating unfair stereotypes, perhaps stop your bad behavior?
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Re-read my comment as it is written and note that my observation does not generalize.