We assign different orders of rights and obligations to different institutions, and people take on different social roles within those different sets of rules everyday. The rules are themselves a social invention, right alongside national sovereignty and money. This doesn't mean the rules are fake, but it does mean that their reality is not the result of an existence outside of human social relations.
If your post is simply trying to point out an obvious fact, then it is just that. If it's an expression of indignation, it's obtuse.
We assign different orders of rights and obligations to different institutions, and people take on different social roles within those different sets of rules everyday. The rules are themselves a social invention, right alongside national sovereignty and money. This doesn't mean the rules are fake, but it does mean that their reality is not the result of an existence outside of human social relations.
ReplyDeleteIf your post is simply trying to point out an obvious fact, then it is just that. If it's an expression of indignation, it's obtuse.
Sounds like question begging.
ReplyDeleteThat's exactly what I was suggesting.
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