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Individual
Why defend it? It only benefits you, and not others.
M. If universal, then it applies to ALL.
R. But those who are weaker need special attention
M.
But, ultimately, those who decide on who is weak, or how we provision special handling, become the entitled class, the only robust handling is a universal one.
R. That hasn't worked. We need better.
M. Your assumption that we need better is your attempt to qualify yourself as a member of an entitled class, demanding a form of inequality predicated on assumptions of your moral superiority and prescriptive wisdom.
R. No, that is false - I am at least trying to find solutions - you are comfortable maintaining your privilege while others suffer, if we have it your way. Things will either not improve, or they won't improve fast enough to avoid catastrophe.
M. Firstly, you assume my degree of comfort, but this is likely because you project your experience of comfort, which calls into question your acuity towards the issue at hand. Secondly, you make no effort to demonstrate an awareness of any improvement that might have occurred thus far => do you not acknowledge any improvement? Third, what catastrophe do you believe you are attempting to avert? If it is the state of disparity, then you are ignoring dimensions along which it has improved. If it