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I don't hate privileged people. In a way, I believe that privilege is somewhat relative.

Compared to an industrialist, I am someone from a lower privileged background. Compared to a homeless person, I am probably the most privileged person in the world. So when I am hating an individual for having more of something than me, I am also leaving the door open for many to hate on me for that very reason. After all, privilege is something we can only see in others when we are not standing in the same line or not from the same level of privilege as they are.

What does bother me, however, is when people use their privilege to belittle others, or deny the impact their privilege had on their success. No one will ostracise them for being privileged and admitting that their successes came through that privilege. But when these people are so ignorant of the fact that their wealth, power, or family name had a part to play to get them to the top, that's when I really start to dislike them.

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Editorial

I don't hate privileged people. In a way, I believe that privilege is somewhat relative.

Compared to an industrialist, I am someone from a lower privileged background. Compared to a homeless person, I am probably the most privileged person in the world. So when I am hating an individual for having more of something than me, I am also leaving the door open for many to hate on me for that very reason. After all, privilege is something we can only see in others when we are not standing in the same line or not from the same level of privilege as they are.

What does bother me, however, is when people use their privilege to belittle others, or deny the impact their privilege had on their success. No one will ostracise them for being privileged and admitting that their successes came through that privilege. But when these people are so ignorant of the fact that their wealth, power, or family name had a part to play to get them to the top, that's when I really start to dislike them.

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‘সংস্কারে একমত হলে পরস্পরকে প্রতিপক্ষ ভাবার কোনো কারণ নেই’

সংস্কারের বিষয়ে একমত হলে একে অন্যকে প্রতিপক্ষ ভাবার কোনো কারণ নেই বলে মন্তব্য করেছেন পরিবেশ, বন ও জলবায়ু পরিবর্তনে মন্ত্রণালয় ও পানি সম্পদ মন্ত্রণালয়ের উপদেষ্টা সৈয়দা রিজওয়ানা হাসান।

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