Comments on: When The Minority Is You

By: ianpeatey

ianpeatey — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:16:03 +0000

I hadn’t heard that quote before, but it definitely captures the essence of what I was trying to say here.

By: ianpeatey

ianpeatey — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:11:19 +0000

I think it’s the lack of questionning the system that I find most disturbing. Questionning has beeen one of the great drivers of progress and without it we get complacent.

By: The Emotion Machine

The Emotion Machine — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:31:13 +0000

Oh so true! This actually reminds me of an Ayn Rand quote.

“The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.”

By: Evan

Evan — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:00:57 +0000

I think this came out in the 60’s – largely under the banner of human rights for those in the minorities.

Mobilising the minorities as voting blocks – so that politicians will cater to their sectional interests – has been another response.

Those in positions of power in a system rarely question it. Partly because they benefit from it. Partly because they voluntarily entered it and so usually believed it to be worthwhile. These people are usually operating in good faith (quite scary I think).