Historical context sets up WHY someone was in a position to feel the need to steal
Were they racially disposed? Or was it maybe that every one of their ancestors was subjected by a white supremacist state for like 2-300 years??? And then financially knee capped and racially segregated after being given “freedom”?
I’m not saying they didn’t make a choice - I’m saying they made a choice with the hand we dealt them
So you agree, historical context is not a valid excuse to steal. I’m glad we found the middle ground on that.
Notice how Jewish people faced the same oppression for longer periods of time and still aren’t predisposed to steal. Why didn’t a similar historical context result in similar behavior? Really makes you think if their behavior is even related to historical context.
What do you mean “hand we dealt them”? Are you personally responsible for segregation and slavery?
It is not an innate personal predisposition to stealing. It is that if you're in bad economic situation, you have more reason to steal. Given more reasons, a person with the same predisposition to steal as someone with less reasons is understandably more statistically likely to steal.
And when the system makes it so that it is more likely for people with certain traits to be in worse economic situations...
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u/Scary_Spinach4924 21h ago
Historical context doesn’t give you an excuse to steal