tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post9172150850165928397..comments2024-03-29T08:47:16.366-05:00Comments on Dad29: The Fallacy in "Social Justice"Dad29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-15041252638162510502008-12-19T10:10:00.000-06:002008-12-19T10:10:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-9946282823189501182008-11-25T20:21:00.000-06:002008-11-25T20:21:00.000-06:00HB: the combination would be a "tri-vice." We co...HB: the combination would be a "tri-vice." <BR/><BR/>We could invent <I>tripeccatum</I>.Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-8241741215984361842008-11-25T20:20:00.000-06:002008-11-25T20:20:00.000-06:00That "indirect management" style was used back whe...That "indirect management" style was used back when I was in corporate life, too.<BR/><BR/>Useless--particularly to the person who actually made the error.<BR/><BR/>My observation on that: the offender was generally a 'pal' of a high-ranking guy in the business; the manager who sent out generalized bulletins (or who could not confront the offender) was concerned about his/her relationship with the high-ranking guy.<BR/><BR/>So it was a game of cat-and-mouse, but mostly in 'politicized' environments.Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-59415919152760932732008-11-25T12:22:00.000-06:002008-11-25T12:22:00.000-06:00Yes, and this carries over into everyday life - wh...Yes, and this carries over into everyday life - whether in the workplace, the classroom or the boardroom. You constantly hear the mantra: "We have to treat everybody the same".<BR/><BR/>No, we don't. What we should be doing is treating everybody <I>equitably</I>...each according to his merits or deserts.<BR/><BR/>I have long inveighed in the workplace against generalized dicta to solve particular problems. Joe screws up, so an edict comes out from management that "everyone has to do better, avoid doing 'x' or whatever..."<BR/><BR/>I don't know if this comes from timidity, a reluctance to tackle the problem directly, avoidance of confrontation, a wrong-headed sense of 'equality' or fear of being viewed as 'discrimatory'.<BR/><BR/>But it is the wrong approach. If Joe screws up, deal directly with Joe! Anything else is problem avoidance, not problem resolution!GORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14313101159848740722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-29824047320512368492008-11-25T11:52:00.000-06:002008-11-25T11:52:00.000-06:00Thanks for the linguistic history lesson. We've g...Thanks for the linguistic history lesson. <BR/><BR/>We've got lots of modern words for social justice. After all, it is just a term that was coined for saying communism or socialism in polite company.<BR/><BR/>I'm wondering if there is an ancient word that means "social justice." If I combine greed, envy and sloth, I think I get social justice. Is there a old word for that?Headless Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13583756925286190136noreply@blogger.com