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Rule 5 ignores basic human nature and survival instinct!!

I Sperg

Discrimmination is what set's us apart from everything else that does not have the power of "Discrimmination".

It's a fundamental underpiniing in the concept of "Choice"! 

Take away my right to Discriminate on a personal level in any way I choose, whether reasonable or not, and you remove my right to make any sort of informed choice.

Discriminination allows us to Choose the best and reject the worst that life has to offer.

I am extremely distrustful of people who tell me that discrimination is a bad thing, even though it often works against me personally.

I am even more distrustful of people who suport "discrimmination" in some areas but not others..

BUT, for people like me, who are often victims of discrimination rule 5 is a godsend...

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  • I think there's a difference between discrimination and making choices, choice gives an impression at least, of informed choices and the ability to obtain the information, whereas discrimination implies a blanket refusal of certain things, groups and information. You could say the same things about words like "judgement", I use my judgement on when it's safe to cross the road, which a positive use, a negative use would be deciding that somebody is wrong, mad, bad and dangerous, mearly because I disagree with them.

    Justice is another loaded word, with some believing it to mean indulgence for themselves and punishment for everybody else, I think this is always worth keeping in mind when having to decide things that will impact on others.

  • in reply to TheCatWoman
    TheCatWoman said:
    discrimination implies a blanket refusal of certain things, groups and information

    I had a look at the dictionary definition of disciminate and it doesn't explicitly say this:

    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discriminate

    to make a difference in treatment or favor on a basis other than individual merit

    What is happening is the word has become weaponised to be used against people.

    In its true form it is exactly what   says, it is choice.

    When people don't like your choice then they will accuse you of discriination because it adds social weight to the arguement that the person making the choice is bad.

    Can anyone point to a clear cut definition when something is discrimination and when it is free choice (even if you don't agree with it that is)?

  • in reply to Iain

    Catwoman said that because she was trying to have a discussion about meanings, uses etc of the words, rather than state what dictionaries say the words mean

  • in reply to Iain

    As TheCatWoman's head dosen't so up at the back she assumes that others are as capable as she is of looking in a dictionary and even a thesaurus which gives related words too the one under question. TheCatWoman also assumes that the heads of other posters don't do up at the back either and so wouldn't fall into the parralell universe of "alternative facts" etc.

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  • in reply to Iain

    As TheCatWoman's head dosen't so up at the back she assumes that others are as capable as she is of looking in a dictionary and even a thesaurus which gives related words too the one under question. TheCatWoman also assumes that the heads of other posters don't do up at the back either and so wouldn't fall into the parralell universe of "alternative facts" etc.

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