• Lenin's Dumbbell @lemmygrad.ml
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    1 day ago

    I can’t imagine why you oppose that. In fact, I think it should be mandatory in all countries. If your education is paid for by the state of the proletariat, then you HAVE to pay back to society.

    I think this might be one of those individualistic vs collectivist moral thing.

    In my country, if the state pays for your education, then you’re mandated to do service for a few years to the underprivileged sections of society. Because it was THEIR money that paid for your education. I would never vote for anyone trying to change this.

    All of us owe a debt to society because our lives are made possible by it. All of us owe something to our fellow humans.

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      I think this might be one of those individualistic vs collectivist moral thing.

      I do have individualistic values, in the Marxist sense. I oppose a society oriented around the individual, but I do value individuality and the encouragement/development of it.

      All of us owe a debt to society because our lives are made possible by it.

      I find the concept of debt problematic, especially one that is not taken by choice. As to serving the state in return for education, that’s more of a gray area if you still have the option to not accept the education.