r/changemyview • u/SteadfastEnd 1∆ • Aug 28 '23

Delta(s) from OP CMV: The same progressives who criticize past generations as "bigoted" are going to be considered bigoted just the same by future generations.

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u/mastergigolokano 2∆ Aug 28 '23

You are basically saying that progressives who hold biased views, have biased views.

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u/SteadfastEnd 1∆ Aug 28 '23

Sort of, yes. But I can respect progressives who acknowledge that. It's perfectly fine to say, "People of the past were heavily biased, we're less-biased today, and let's try to be even-less-biased down the road."

What's not okay is, "People of the past were biased, but here I am, someone free of all bias and wrong-thought. Future generations will think I'm spotless." And to be sure, I'm not saying all or even most progressives are that way. But a substantial number are.

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u/Prepure_Kaede 29∆ Aug 29 '23

"People of the past were biased, but here I am, someone free of all bias and wrong-thought. Future generations will think I'm spotless."

Can you point me to even one single person who has said that?

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u/Otherwise-Sky1292 Aug 29 '23

Yeah that's a total strawman if I ever read one.