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[Stuart D Gathman]

On Thu, 23 Feb 2023, Arturo Davila Andino wrote:

> I think we all agree that rules within a society are entirely fabricated and

Strongly disagree.  Rules within a society approximate reality - the
less accurate, the sicker the society.

> One example of this is the practice of redlining, which was used by the
> Federal Housing Administration in the mid-20th century to deny loans to
> people in certain areas, primarily Black neighborhoods. This practice helped

On the other hand, making loans to people who couldn't afford them 
led to the crash of the mortgage system.

> discrimination and marginalization. (I am not even getting started
> on Internment of Japanese Americans in 1942)

You should, as that was blatantly unconstitutional.

> A controlling tactic we humans use to subjugate people is using facts and
> ignoring their feelings. By focusing on objective facts and ignoring the

Reality has a way of smacking people who ignore facts in the face -
without any help from unfeeling people.  If someone is truly unaware
of facts (as opposed to willfully ignorant as in Hosea 4:6), it is
kindness to try to inform them, especially if they are in danger.

> I am not advocating for the elimination of hierarchies or social rules, but
> I will always be a passionate supporter of the disenfranchised. The reason

Favoritism to the poor is just as wicked as favoritism to the rich
or to the crowd. Exodus 23:3, Leviticus 19:15

Supporting the disenfranchised with your own time and resources 
is a virtue.  Stealing other people's time and resources
to do so is wicked.  (Note Robin Hood did not steal from the rich,
but was simply returning money literally stolen from the poor at
swordpoint - it wasn't even legally taxed.)