[YayamiOmate]

Well, this is interesting because, subset of people deciding one is "radioactive" is very small compared to whole society, but in general the society is selforganized. There is no oppression. People have money and power because other people give it to them.

I guess people collecitvely want to have black characters in power to do the dirty, making their live easier overall. I don't see other reason "western" societies don't change people in power when they actually can.

[abdullahkhalids]

For anyone wondering why this viewpoint is wrong, recall Nash equilibrium. Society, made of many people, is often stuck in suboptimal Nash equilibrium despite no one actually wanting the global state of things.

The only way out is collective social or legal action (often seeded or inspired by martyrs).

[scruffups]

<< society is selforganized. There is no oppression.>>

Self-oppression? Sure. But it does not mean that oppression doesn't exist. It's just that it is self caused, and self here refers to society as a whole. Oppression exists whether it's self-inflicted or inflicted by one/many upon another/others.

[rmrfstar]

It's tough to call it self-oppression when our governance mechanisms are literally unresponsive to 90% of the public.

See [1] pdf page 10.

[1] https://scholar.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/mgilens/fi...

[scruffups]

I understand. But a significant percentage of people keep voting for stooges and corporatists. What do you call that? Maybe not your self but the collective self is responsible, no?

[throwaway49872]

> There is no oppression

Please tell me you are being sarcastic.

> people collecitvely want to have black characters in power to do the dirty, making their live easier overall.

As if the appointment of people in power was decided democratically.