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		joshuaissac 22 hours ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The normalization of corruption in organizations (... > Oppression would be quite impossible throughout history if people weren't willing to oppress their own kind to the benefit of others. Isn't the opposite far more common? When oppression happens, it is typically people oppressing the out-group for the benefit of the in-group.

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carlosjobim 21 hours ago [–]

My impression is that the foreign/out group delegate the actual oppressing to local representatives, who are more than eager to do it towards their own kind.

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