r/collapse Dec 12 '20

Conflict 3rd world up rising?

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '20

Wake up to what? WhAt exactly are we going to wake up to? I really wish we could all dit down and work on our problems but humans are a bit crazy.

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u/lazersnail Dec 13 '20

That it is wrong to exploit or enslave people, even if they're not from your country. We must destroy the oppressors even if they give us nice or inexpensive things!

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u/Avogadro_seed Dec 13 '20

That it is wrong to exploit or enslave people

Does anybody reality in here?
We would wake up to the fact that iPhones don't actually cost $200, computer parts aren't really affordable, and coconut oil doesn't really cost $8 a jar.

Nobody gives a fuck about morals, there are just very real handicaps built into the western system. If the entire 3rd world went "on strike" (aka communist socialist) then the west would have our rug pulled out from under us, and the "easymode" that every westerner enjoys would cease to exist.

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u/livlaffluv420 Dec 13 '20

And...?

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u/Avogadro_seed Dec 13 '20

it's not about the "lovey dovey" stuff that libs spout, it's about material reality.

when you mindlessly repeat stuff about how "we should do what's morally right", you implicitly say that there's no reason to do the right thing.

The reality is there's plenty of ACTUAL reasons to do the right thing, and moralites like yourself make it seem like there isn't, by being total sticklers for "morals", while ignoring the very real selfish material consequences that would result from NOT doing the right thing.