brachiosaurusMar 6

Are iranian children worth less than american children?

https://mander.xyz/post/48470468

Are iranian children worth less than american children? - Mander

Why i’m supposed to care less about iranian children being killed in war? Is it because their government is evil? Isn’t our government bad too?

Show threadJolteonMar 7
It’s human nature to care about those close to you more than those far from you.
Show threadbrachiosaurusMar 7
Europe is closer to Iran than America
Show threadJolteonMar 7
Geographically yes, but I was mostly referring social and ideological distance tend to be even more important that geography, especially in modern times.
Show threadzedcellMar 7
Goal post moving doesn’t sound too rigid now does it? Human nature seems to be awfully flexible in the right hands
Show threadJolteon
Saying “people consider them to be closer to those they talk to the most” isn’t moving the goalposts.
Mar 7 at 7:50pmWeb
Show threadzedcellMar 7
No, you said that now, in modern times, that means ideological closeness, not merely geographical. Somehow, human nature seems to have shifted. If it can shift like so in the transition to modern times, I don’t suppose this appeal yo human nature could also shift in an imagined future. That it is not such an immutable quality - that even you have conceded as such by your own reply.