Adam Reis Axel Lieber No, I don't believe all deaths are equally...

December 8, 2022 at 9:45 AM  ·  Comment — Archer T. Ships replied to Axel Lieber's comment.  ·  View on Facebook  ·  Markdown source

Adam Reis Axel Lieber No, I don't believe all deaths are equally unjust. This conversation is in the context of this conversation here: https://www.facebook.com/archerships/posts/pfbid02xRzKBCkef52vdRsF6uKLqbipHTa2ykQc62MtHnKdz4kizqD1n2KqGaiiEWCDerWdl here: https://www.facebook.com/archerships/posts/pfbid0W1zQfQELvJDHwc3xf2k8W7mYU9pfHcAPvP92UD5sZZdrc1zKF4qDh2womvGGyT12l When someone suggests that I should I care about a problem, I typically ask myself: "What's the magnitude of the problem relative to other problems in the world?" Homophobia driven murders are a terrible tragedy, but in the broad scheme of things just aren't a big problem, IMO. There aren't that many gay murders, let alone murders committed by right wing homophobes. (At least in the US; I'm not making any claims about other countries.) I included the suicide stats about middle aged white males, because a) it's a cause of death that is far greater than homophobic murders b) it's unexpected, middle aged white males are typically portrayed as being at the top of the social hierarchy c) it's a cause of death that receives very little attention in the media (unlike gay murders).