It is senseless to proclaim that it’s evil to make generalizations about groups. Generalization is a natural human mental process, and many generaliz… - David Brin

Generalization is a natural human mental process, and many generalizations are true — in average. What often does promote evil behavior is the lazy, nasty habit of believing that generalizations have anything at all to do with individuals.

My old friend Pal had a philosophy: “When you lack understanding, or subtlety, you can still get your argument across with a monkey wrench.”

Globalization never ended human cultural diversity, but it did transform ethnicity into another hobby. Another way for people to find value in themselves, when only the genuinely talented can get authentic jobs.

As in elections, the law pretended universal rights, while securing the interests of powerful houses.