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Originally posted by legion
This got me thinking:
Social stigma has a very important purpose: It discourages "bad" behavior. Now days, with the advent of political correctness, you are not supposed to ostracize people, no matter their behavior. Here's an example. It used to be that being on welfare had a stigma. Some expensive government programs were designed to remove the stigma, now some people see no need to ever get off of welfare.
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IMO many things still have a stigma attached to them, welfare, divorce and the like. While I do not want nor do I carry any of these stigmas. The question must be asked, why should I care what you think of me?