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William Z. Foster

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Mon May-31-10 09:47 PM
Response to Reply #117

124. ah, yes, the "personal responsibility" ploy

I see.

The person without power has only themselves to blame. The person with the power has the person without power to blame. But we are to ignore the power imbalance and pretend it is all "equal."

Giving the benefit of doubt to the person without power (I have justified no behavior) is "seriously misplaced." Giving the benefit of doubt to the person with power is not to be questioned.

That is what I understand you to be saying. Well, we hear that line of reasoning everywhere now, on all issues.

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