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To: CTOCS

Off topic, but speaking of phrases we don’t understand, who can give me a good, serious definition of “social justice?” I never heard the term until Barack Obama started running for president, and now it seems I hear it every day. Wikipedia, usually my go-to resource, gives me only the fuzziest understanding, and I really would appreciate a clear, straightforward definition. I’m a writer and editor, so understanding words and their cultural significance is important to me. (Of course it’s possible this term is such utter bullsh*t that a real definition isn’t possible, but please try.)


28 posted on 08/11/2010 4:17:28 PM PDT by FelixFelicis
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To: FelixFelicis
Off topic, but speaking of phrases we don’t understand, who can give me a good, serious definition of “social justice?”

Making sure that everyone is equally miserable.
30 posted on 08/11/2010 4:20:59 PM PDT by RandallFlagg (Let this chant follow BHO everywhere he goes: "You lie. You lie. You lie.")
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To: FelixFelicis

social justice = redistribution of wealth. Forcible redistribution.


35 posted on 08/11/2010 4:31:38 PM PDT by sauropod (The truth shall make you free but first it will make you miserable.)
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To: FelixFelicis
>>Off topic, but speaking of phrases we don’t understand, who can give me a good, serious definition of “social justice?”

The "social" in the phrase is the tell: it refers to distributive justice meted out on the basis of group membership rather than procedural justice employed on the basis of one's own behavior.

Although it was not coined by him, it was popularized by the notorious radio personality, Father Coughlin.

39 posted on 08/11/2010 5:29:58 PM PDT by oblomov
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