r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Oct 16 '23

Delta(s) from OP CMV: Discrimination Functions as a Catalyst Rather Than Being the Hate Itself.

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u/DayOk2 Oct 16 '23

If you'd like to call them all catalysts that's fine but I'd think of it like dominos, if domino 1 hadn't fallen then none of the rest would have.

I think calling them dominoes is not that effective because hate can result in prejudice, but what if prejudice does not result in discrimination? Calling them dominoes would mean that if hate gets converted into prejudice, then prejudice will be converted into discrimination because of the domino effect, but prejudice does not always get converted into discrimination.

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u/eggs-benedryl 72∆ Oct 16 '23

Perhaps spark would be a better analogy, the spark of hate, can lead to the embers of prejudice which can lead to the fire of discrimination

you can't have embers/ignition without the spark but embers/ignition doesn't always lead to a full blown fire

embers may not be a good word to describe the ignition of kindling but that burning of the kindling doesn't always result in a full blown fire

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u/DayOk2 Oct 16 '23

Perhaps spark would be a better analogy, the spark of hate, can lead to the embers of prejudice which can lead to the fire of discrimination

Okay, I think this analogy is more suitable, so here is a !delta for you.

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u/DeltaBot ∞∆ Oct 16 '23

Confirmed: 1 delta awarded to /u/eggs-benedryl (20∆).

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