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Originally Posted by blender
Some very good discussion here lately.
One thing I believe is necessary if there is any chance of changing our society for the better is a very simple acknowledgement of the FACT that our whole culture is fundamentally flawed. Modern western post-colonialist capitalist societies are racist, sexist, inequitable, destructive and terrorizing. We have a very complex and deeply rooted narrative that we use to provide a context which seems fairly palatable if you don't dig too deep, but really we are all participating (more or less) in an evil and destructive enterprise.
Now, despite this uncomfortable truth, it's not like we are all bad people, and it's not to say that there aren't countless good and beautiful things happening every day. There is also progress towards a better world. But without the acceptance of who and what we are, how can we expect there to be any real change?
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Cue residential school apologist extraordinaire Cliff Fletcher to come in and say, "but look at how far we've come, don't judge racists by the racist times they were living in blah blah give us a hero cookie"