[rayiner]

> Imprisoning people is wrong, unless the government does it? All so-called lawful punishments of individuals are a form of hope that two wrongs do make a right.

In that case, the punishment is not a “wrong” because the person being punished has moral culpability due to their bad act.

That’s different from imposing a punishment on someone because of someone else’s bad act. That’s a principle that some societies hold that ours does not. In clan based societies, a wrong committed by one member of clan A to a member of clan B can justify retaliation against a different member of clan A.

[dahart]

I reject your presumptive framing that affirmative action is a “punishment”. If you help someone, you are punishing the entire world?

[tanseydavid]

> Where else in our society do we justify imposing a moral wrong on a specific individual

> If you help someone, you are punishing the entire world?

You are missing (or maybe even ignoring) the huge difference between these two viewpoints.

[dahart]

I’d be very happy to discuss the nuances and relative merits. I agree that it’s time to have race blind admissions and stop preferential treatment. I’m arguing against the hyperbolic notion that affirmative action is inherently immoral. @rayiner is trying to cut off the idea that it had any upsides and was ever reasonable. I’m still trying to convey that racism != any and all types of discrimination.

[cucumber3732842]

>That’s different from imposing a punishment on someone because of someone else’s bad act.

I shell out thousands for engineered plans for a petty AF retaining wall because the boomers and their parents were cheap fucks and kept building shit that mushed over too fast (all retaining walls fall over, it's just a question of time).

Damn near every area of society has tons of stuff like this.

It's just blood guilt/debt with extra steps IMO.