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		jonsen on March 8, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Modern action films fetishize the body even as the... For good and evil prejudice is a stabilizing factor in a complex society.

dmos62 on March 8, 2021 [–]

Prejudice is inertia. It muffles your decisions. It can be stabilizing and it can drive you off a cliff even though you're flooring the breaks. A truly stable system is flexible and always has inertia under control.

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