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"The oppressor would not be so strong if he did not have accomplices among the oppressed." -- Simone de Beauvoir

Links:

  1. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Simone-de-Beauvoir
  2. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/beauvoir/
  3. https://www.biography.com/scholars-educators/simone-de-beauvoir
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

It's very obvious who has faced actual hardship and who has led a very priveledged life where they've never had to make a truly hard choice.

When you're on day 3 of no food, there's not much you won't do for a bite.

Keeping food in your family's mouths is a small price to pay for indifference to people you've never met before.